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  • Five New Cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 Reported

    According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, new cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 have been confirmed in Riverside and Orange County, California. These new cases bring the total number to 16.

    Flossie Sellers - January 25, 2012 17:15

  • Cayenne Tick Responsible for Equine Piroplasmosis

    According to Sharon Durham, Agricultural Research Service Information Staff member, research done as part of Animal Health, an ARS national program, determined that the cause of a case of equine piroplasmosis in a Texas mare in 2009 was the cayenne tic

    Flossie Sellers - October 7, 2011 15:06

  • Flax Seed May Help Cases of Sweet Itch

    Sweet itch is a skin condition that results from the bite of the Culicoides or biting midge in which serum coming from the midge causes an allergic reaction.

    Flossie Sellers - September 20, 2011 08:53

  • Foot Not Most Common Cause of Lameness

    According to the American Farriers Journal, results from the United Kingdom’s first public National Equine Health Survey pinpointed some interesting facts concerning feet. Some 3,120 horses were represented in the study.

    Flossie Sellers - October 17, 2011 10:29

  • Colorado State Equine Hospital Now Open

    The equine section at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital is again open to all equine patients but will continue to use extra biosecurity precautions. The hospital has been limiting admissions to emergency cases since the widespread equine herpesvirus-1 o

    Flossie Sellers - June 1, 2011 15:30

  • Genetics and Performance Conference Coming Up

    Blood-Horse Publications, in conjunction with Pedigree Consultants LLC, announces the 2011 Thoroughbred Pedigree, Genetics and Performance Conference. The two-day event will be hosted at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, on September

    Flossie Sellers - July 15, 2011 15:51

  • Confirmed Case of EEE In New York State

    A confirmed case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been found in a horse in Massena, according to the New York State Department of Health. The St Lawrence County Public Health Department was notified, and the horse was euthanized on 22 Aug 20

    Flossie Sellers - August 31, 2011 14:17

  • Glanders Identified In Lebanon Horses

    According to sources in Lebanon, twenty-one race horses have been euthanized recently in an attempt to control the highly contagious Glanders disease.

    Flossie Sellers - July 31, 2011 20:24

  • Glanders Quarantine To Continue Until March

    According to Bahrain’s Daily News, no new cases of glanders have been reported for two months, since two horses were put down after testing positive last November, according to Ministry livestock director, Abdulrahman Shawqi Al Mannaie This means the

    Flossie Sellers - January 5, 2012 10:44

  • 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

    Flossie Sellers - March 29, 2012 09:17

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