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CHDA Sponsors Morris Animal Study
The Colorado Horse Development Authority (CHDA) recently chose to co-sponsor a study funded by Morris Animal Foundation on finding a fertility vaccine to help control wild horse populations. The research is being conducted at Colorado State University. T
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CVM Adds to Data Base of Adverse Drug Effects
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has announced that, along with the "signs associated with an animal drug" currently reported in its Cumulative ADE Summaries Report, it would now, also, provide the "number of tim
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Horse Owners Warned About Use of Unapproved Drugs
The recent human meningitis outbreak, caused by the injection of contaminated compounded steroid products prepared by the New England Compounding Center,1 has put compounding pharmacies into the daily headlines. With a death toll reaching 39 and a reporte
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Deadline for Free Vaccines for Unwanted Horses Approaches
Equine rescue and retirement facilities are invited to apply for free vaccines through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC), a program sponsored by the American Association of Equine Practitioners and Merck Animal Health. The deadline for
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New AAEP Rules for Non-Racing Competitive Horses
The AAEP has established guidelines for veterinarians involved in treating non-racing performance horses which compete in a wide range of athletic activities and may need different treatment than those involved in racing. Since a majority of AAEP membe
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New Vaccine for African Horse Sickness Questioned
The scientific community and the government is questioning the legality, safety and efficacy of a new âvaccineâ for the deadly African Horse Sickness (AHS) virus developed by a group headed by the head of apartheid South Africaâs clandestine biologi
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Pfizer Licenses Technology for Hendra Vaccine for Horses
The technology used to develop a new vaccine as an aid in the prevention of clinical disease caused by Hendra virus in horses has been licensed from The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) by Pfizer Animal Heal
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Dormosedan Gel - Better Sedation for Horses
Some horses require sedating for clipping, dental treatment or shoeing, but calling a veterinarian each time is rather costly. Now a new drug, Dormosedan Gel is making sedation of horses safer and easier.
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Advocacy Website for Medication Reform in Horse Racing Launched
The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) today announced the launch of an advocacy website, cleanhorseracing.org, that is dedicated to the reform of medication rules in horse races.
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Affordable Vaccine Could Save Horse's Lives
Last summer, when Becky Myszka, DVM, arrived at many farms, it was already too late. It was a scene that repeated itself over and over. The horse owner had called the Wisconsin Valley Veterinary Services describing an odd scenario. The horse had been fine