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Horse Health
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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.
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis Strikes in Wisconsin
The mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has claimed the lives of two alpacas and has sickened a horse in Dunn County. According to state animal health officials, blood samples were sent to the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic
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Danger of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis
During spring, summer, and fall months, the mosquito population increases and with that increase in population, the dangers of horses and humans becoming infected with mosquito-borne diseases. Dr. April Knudson, DVMÂ is an equine specialist with Merial Ve
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Is Your Horse Sweating Too Much?
It is summer time and the increased heat and humidity can harm your horse if you are not paying attention. When a horse faces a combination of too much exercise and hot, humid weather, heat stroke may occur.