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Horse Health
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AAEP Members Prioritize Laminitis Research
The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, November 20, 2011, announced the launch of an aggressive $1 million campaign for laminitis research and the start of the first of multiple studies that will occur to help unravel the mysteries
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Botulism Kills Five Horses
Five horses have died from botulism on a family horse farm in Redding, Indiana. According to reports, the horses most likely contracted botulism by eating hay contaminated by toxin-producing bacteria that leads to the disease.
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California EHV-1 -- EHM Disease Update
California has one new confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) caused by EHV-1. There are 18 confirmed EHM cases in the state. The positive confirmed cases are located in the following 12 counties: Amador(1), Glenn(2), Kern(2), Lo
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Call for Horses with Front Limb Lameness
Louisiana State University Equine Health Studies Program is seeking donations of horses with front limb lameness (Grade 2-4) due to osteoarthritis.
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Case of EEE Confirmed in Wisconsin
According to a Wisconsin veterinarian, Heidi Jahnke of the Ashland Area Veterinary Clinic, a horse that died two weeks ago had Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, becoming the first confirmed case in the area.
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Case of EHV-1 Confirmed in North Carolina
The neurologic form of equine herpesvirus, EHV-1, has been confirmed in a North Carolina horse. The horse, from a Rockingham County stable, was taken to the College of Veterinary Medicine at N.C. State University upon becoming ill, and directly quarantine
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Veterinarians Conclude MRI "Crucial" Option
A meeting held today amongst leading equine veterinarians concluded that the MRI unit that offers a standing-and-sedated option is âcrucialâ to the racehorse application.
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Abscesses Cause Pain and Lameness in Hot Weather
For some reason, horses appear to be more prone to development of some kinds of abscesses during warmer summer weather. Abscesses can affect the skin of the horse and often are found in the hoof where they lead to lameness.
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Acupuncture May Be of Benefit to Horses
According to Dr. Chris Day of the Alternative Medicine Center in Oxfordshire, England, more and more horse owners are turning to acupuncture when conventional drugs and traditional treatments do not successfully treat various horse ailments.
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Cases of Greasy Heel and Rain Scald Increase
With increased wet weather in many areas over the past few months, horse owners are seeing an increase in cases of greasy heel and rain scald brought on by microorganisms, allergies, soil and bedding conditions.