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Horse Health
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Protect Horses from Rabies
The Maine Center for Disease Control and the Maine Department of Agriculture is reminding people to be cautious around wild animals and to vaccinate their horses and pets against rabies.Â
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AQHA Offers Genetic Disease Testing
To help breeders make informed decisions, AQHA now offers a panel test for five genetic diseases â glycogen branching enzyme deficiency, heredity equine regional dermal asthenia, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, malignant hyperthermia, and polysaccharid
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Are Parasite Practices Effective Where Horse is Boarded?
If you board your horse, a safe and healthy environment for your horse is of utmost importance. With resistance increasing in small strongyles and no new dewormer on the horizon, horse owners should be asking barn managers about parasite practices whereve
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New Rules for Horses from CEM-Affected Countries
In March 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an Emergency Action interim-rule, which amended some of the regulations regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM). The rule went into e
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Merial Offers Springtime Advice for Horse Owners
Realizing that health problems can strike even the best cared for horses, Merial Animal Health reminds horse owners, that with spring approaching, they should make sure that horses are protected against potential disease threats that arrive along with wa
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Strangles Vaccine and Your Horse
Show season is in full swing and many owners are traveling with their horses to events across the country. Keeping horses healthy when traveling can present challenges. Increased travel can increase potential exposure to risk based infectious diseases.
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Parasite Management Today
Question: Is it necessary to get rid of all the parasites on my farm?
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Arizona Stallion Tests Positive for CEM
The Arizona Department of Agriculture has quarantined 5 horses to a Maricopa County premises after a stallion tested positive for Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM), a sexually transmitted disease. CEM can cause spontaneous abortion and infertility in mares
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AAEP Asks Vets to Submit Cases for Laminitis Study
The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation is calling on veterinarians to volunteer information about naturally occurring cases of laminitis for the first study of The Laminitis Research Project which will attempt to identify risk factors
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Treating and Preventing Osteoarthritis in Horses
Researchers are making progress on efforts to develop new gene and stem cell therapy approaches to help heal cartilage and prevent osteoarthritis in horses.