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2012 Symposium on Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy
Every second year there is one event that brings people from different veterinary professions together: This unique symposium is a meeting point for everybody who is interested in physical therapy, sports medicine, rehabilitation, surgery, orthopedic, neu
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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
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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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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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Arthroscopic Stifle Surgery Performed in China
History was made in Chinese veterinary surgery last month when the first stifle arthroscopy, keyhole procedure, was carried out in a make-shift vet hospital in Shanghai, China, using a gymnastics mat with a system of ropes from the ceiling to move and pos
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Biosecurity and Hygiene Key to Disease Prevention
According to veterinary services at UC Davis many managers of equine facilities and events have imposed EHV-1 vaccination requirements for incoming and resident horses in the hope that EHV-1 infection, particularly the neurological form, can be prevent
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Methods for Preventing Fractures in Racehorses
Catastrophic injuries still plague the horse racing industry. This was clearly evident when Eight Belles fractured both front fetlock joints after finishing second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby and was euthanized.
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BLM Strategy for EVH-1 Outbreak
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs have so far been unaffected by the recent neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak sweeping through Western states, according to a statement issued by the agency on May 26.
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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