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Horse Health
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African Horse Sickness May Strike UK
The National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense is reporting that a severe disease of horses may be the next new infection to hit Britain after the Schmallenberg virus causing birth defects in sheep and cattle on English farms, scient
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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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Agency Advises Shots to End Equine Rabies Threat
Itâs easy to fall in love with country living, and more people each year are moving to places where deer are greater road hazards than texting teenagers and more of your neighbors live in burrows or hollow trees than condos.
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Control Parasites In Your Horse
Horsemenâs Laboratory Tip: Four steps for an effective parasite control program for your horse. Managing Parasites Requires Four-Steps To have an effective worm control program for your horse, four steps are required.
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Does Your Horse Have Seasonal Alopecia?
If your horse is beginning to look rather scruffy and is losing hair instead of beginning to put on a fine winter coat, the reason may be a case of seasonal alopecia also called seasonal flank alopecia since it often affects the flanks of horses.
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Does Your Horse Need Vitamins?
Although plenty of equine vitamin supplements are available, vitamin supplementation is an individual decision based on the horse's health, where the horse lives, its activity level and the kind of diet the horse is fed.
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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
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Dr. Getty Debunks Harmful Myth
Withholding Forage Before Exercise: Dr. Getty debunks a harmful myth:The horseâs stomach should be empty while exercising to avoid digestive upset. Truth or myth? Myth. Mostly.
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Dr. Getty's Tip: Help for the Cribbing Horse
In her September tip,"Help for the Cribbing Horse, Dr. Juliet Getty offers the following advice to owners of horses that crib: When your horse presses his top teeth against a solid object, arches his neck, and swallows air in a rocking motion, a grunt
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Early Lyme Disease Diagnosis Important
The earlier Lyme disease is diagnosed, the better the chances of stopping the resulting ill effects. Unfortunately, catching it early is easier said than done. Previously, tests either havenât been sufficiently sensitive or accurate.