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  • Pfizer and KTOB Partner on EHV-1 Video

    With the recent outbreaks of the neurological form of equine herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1), horse owners have been seeking information and advice on risks posed by this disease and methods to help protect their horses from exposure and infection.

    Flossie Sellers - July 6, 2011 13:41

  • Regular Heart Beat in Horses is Unusual

    Researchers studying  heart disturbances in horses at Equine Guelph at the University of Guelph in Canada have discovered that a completely steady rhythm can be considered abnormal. According to Dr. Physick-Sheard and co-researcher Dr. Kim McGurrin, def

    Flossie Sellers - January 12, 2012 09:18

  • Allergies Irk Horses in Warm Weather

    Allergies are the result of an exaggerated physical reaction by the immune system to normal substances in the atmosphere. When confronted by allergens, the horse's body produces antibodies that cause biochemical changes in the body including excess

    Flossie Sellers - July 7, 2011 09:44

  • Virginia Horse Tests Positive for Rabies

    A horse from southern Patrick County has tested positive for rabies according to a Virginia Department of Health news release. Additional details about the horse and its condition are not yet available.

    Flossie Sellers - January 13, 2012 15:45

  • Don't Treat Your Donkey Like a Horse

    Although donkeys are becoming more popular as pets, many equine veterinarians have not routinely treated donkeys, according to a paper presented at an American Association of Equine Practitioners conference. Donkeys and horses have many anatomical

    Flossie Sellers - July 7, 2011 10:21

  • Famous Race Horse Euthanized

    I Like The Odds, the winner of the 2011 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity, was euthanized at San Luis Rey Equine Center on Friday, January 13, 2012,  following a brief battle with laminitis.

    Flossie Sellers - January 16, 2012 12:06

  • Rattle Snake Vaccine Important for Horses

    With the summer heating up, snakes, including rattle snakes are coming out of hiding and into areas where horses and people are enjoying days in the sun. Fortunately for horses and horse owners, rattlesnake vaccine is now approved for Horses - "Cro

    Flossie Sellers - July 7, 2011 10:22

  • New Cases of Equine Herpes Myoencephalitis Reported

    Nine months after a potentially fatal equine virus swept western states, the disease is back. Five new cases of Equine Herpes Myoencephalitis (EHM), also referred to as neurological Rhino, a mutated form of the Equine Herpes Virus 1 (EHV-1) were reported

    Flossie Sellers - January 16, 2012 15:11

  • Canada Developing New Protocol for EIA

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has been in consultation with Equine Canada’s Health and Welfare Committee on the issue of Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)  and is developing a new protocol for dealing with this disease.

    Flossie Sellers - January 18, 2012 09:17

  • CSU To Study Spread of EHV-1 Through Body of Horse

    A Colorado State University study will look at how equine herpesvirus type 1 may compromise the immune system immediately upon entering the “gate” of a horse’s respiratory system – the airway and throat – allowing it to spread through the body a

    Flossie Sellers - January 18, 2012 09:59

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