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Horse Health
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Horse Owners Warned about West Nile Virus
With the coming of warmer weather and conditions conducive to growth in the mosquito population, health officials are warning about a potential outbreak of West Nile Virus and warning horse owners to consult their veterinarians about vaccinating their hor
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Have Vet Check Scruffy Haircoat on Horse
With the warmer days of spring and summer approaching, veterinarians are cautioning horse owners to take a careful look at any horses that don't shed their haircoats in a timely manner, but instead develop a scruffy, unkempt appearance. The scruffy co
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Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced today that officials had been notified a horse from Lower Saucon Township had to be euthanized because it was suffering from West Nile virus which is spread by the bite of an infected
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African Horse Sickness Virus in UK
With the discovery of the Schmallenberg virus in Britain in late January it is ever more likely that African horse sickness (AHS) may invade the UK according to veterinarians. AHS kills as many as 90% of those horses it infects, and is spread by the same
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Case of Contagious Equine Metritis Confirmed
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in England has confirmed a case of Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) in a thoroughbred mare in Berkley, Gloucestershire. The disease was spotted during pre-breeding testing. Initial results for a seco
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Cases of Contagious Equine Metritis Growing
The disease, Contagious Equine Metritis or CEM, was assumed to have been eliminated from the United States until just recently. But according to veterinarians at Oklahoma State University there are now more than 370 horses in 42 states under federal quara
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Strange Horse Behavior May Be Caused by EPM
With many horses being put out into spring time pastures, or grazing along trails, the scientists at Bayer Equine Connection are reminding horse owners about the potential for Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis which affects the horse's central ne
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Vets Confirm New Cases of EVH-1 in Horses
In a letter to Washington horse owners and veterinarians written on April 2, 2012, Leonard Eldridge, DVM, State Veterinarian for Washington State Department of Agriculture writes that four confirmed cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) have been report
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Equine Stem Cell Research Advances at Guelph
The successful isolation of cells from equine umbilical cord blood for regenerative purposes has put the University of Guelph on the map as a leader in equine stem cell research.
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Equine Skin Ailments Take Top Spot in British Survey
Blue Cross has published the results from the third National Equine Health Survey (NEHS). The survey is getting bigger each year, and three of the UKâs major equestrian organizations have now pledged their support.