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Horse Health
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Neurological Disease Increase Seen
An increased incidence of neurological disease in horses has been reported across a number of Australian states in 2011. Heavy summer rainfall and flooding across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia have increased mosquito activity a
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Test for Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis Developed
A new diagnostic test for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a progressive, degenerative neurological disease of the central nervous system,  has been developed by a team led by Daniel Howe, Ph.D., at the University of Kentuckyâs Gluck Equine R
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Too Much Grass Grazing May Create Problems
During spring and summer months, it is important for horse owners to be aware of the risks of the consumption of too much grass especially by horses that have health problems such as laminitis and other nutrition-related diseases.
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Caterpillars: A Threat to Mares and Foals
University of Kentucky experts report that eastern tent caterpillar eggs have begun hatching well ahead of last year and expect the egg hatch to be completed in Central Kentucky by the first full week of March.
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Foal Diarrhea May Not Need Treatment
Researchers at the University of Vienna, lead by Christine Aurich, have found that the non-infectious diarrhea in foals may not require any specific treatment. The scientists, whose findings are published in the current issue of the journal Veterinary Mi
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Rabies Diagnosed in Two Tennessee Horses
The Tennessee Departments of Health and Agriculture announce that rabies has been diagnosed in two horses. One horse, submitted for testing in January 2012, died in rural Rutherford County, and the other was submitted in February from Marshall County.
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Lavendar Foal Test Now Available
Genetic testing for Lavender Foal Syndrome is available through Cornell University, Animal Health Diagnostic Center. Generally recommended for breeding animals to avoid breeding carriers to each other, this condition affects Arabian horses.
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New and Better Test for Equine Lyme Disease
AÂ new Lyme disease test at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University combines the results previously obtained by ELISA and Western blotting. The advantages of the new multiplex test compared to the previous procedure are:
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Horse Vets Warn About Equine Strangles
Following recent outbreaks of equine strangles in the Dronfield and Chesterfield areas of Derbyshire this past month, British veterinarians are alerting local horse owners of the dangers of this highly contagious disease.
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Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue Extends Strangles Quarantine
With the discovery of new cases of strangles at the Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue, the self-imposed quarantine has been extended for approximately another thirty days. Strangles is a bacterial caused disease that is highly contagious.