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Horse Health
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New Case of Hendra Virus in Queensland
Biosecurity Queensland is managing a new Hendra virus case near Mackay after a positive test result was received on 22 January 2013 after one horse had died on the property after becoming unwell.
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New Cases of African Horse Sickness Raise Alert
A case of African horse sickness has been confirmed in Chartwell, Gauteng. Also, a suspected case in Nelspruit and currently a âsuspected AHS outbreakâ in the Eastern Cape â Kei Mouth and Morganâs Bay area has been announced.
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New Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed in New Hampshire
In a news release, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced positive test results for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in two emus in the Cheshire County town of Fitzwilliam and in a horse in the Hillsborough County
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New Cases of Equine Herpesvirus-1 in Minnesota
Three cases of the neurological form of equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) in horses have been diagnosed by equine veterinarians at the University of Minnesota in horses from a single farm in Wright County.
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New Contagious Equine Metritis Rules Effective 3/13/2013
According to the Federal Register, the daily journal of the United States government, effective March 13, 2013, a final rule regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM) by incorporating an additional c
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New Guidelines for Spraying for Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Revised Massachusetts state guidelines now allow officials to consider aerial insecticide spraying as soon as an area is deemed at "high risk" for EEE instead of the "critical" level required before.
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New Hendra Cases Identified in Queensland
According to Biosecurity Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Rick Symons, two horses on the Rockhampton property where a horse died of Hendra virus last week have returned positive tests. Further north in Ingham, authorities are working to confirm whether
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New Insight into Coronary Band Temperature in Horses
For many years, the temperature of the horse's coronary bands and hooves have been seen by both horse owners and veterinarians as an indicator of possible laminitis. Now, according to research in Denmark, that theory no longer holds.
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New Mexico Updates Equine Laws
*Effective April 9, 2012*, equine will not be accepted to NM livestock markets on a telephone permit. All in-district equine must have proof of ownership. All other in-state equine must be accompanied by an NMLB Form 1 inspection, an NMLB 1-H certific
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New Survey and Drug Address Cushing's Disease in Horses
Researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) are beginning to explore a new treatment methodology for equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) â commonly known as equine Cushing's disease.