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Horse Health Threatened by Shortage of AHS Vaccine
With a confirmed case of African Horse Sickness in Kenya, Africa, horse owners in the area are being challenged when it comes to finding the vaccine necessary to vaccinate horses against the dreaded disease.Â
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Horses, Humans, Bismuth and Gastrointestinal Health
They Give That to Humans, Don't They? Use of Bismuth in Horses Unproven April Knudson, DVM, is an equine specialist with Merial Veterinary Services. She has a special interest in equine gastrointestinal health, infectious disease and lameness. She ho
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Intl. Researchers Credited with Hendra Virus Vaccine for Horses
An international team of researchers has developed the first horse vaccine for the deadly Hendra virus, using the ovary cells of a Chinese hamster.
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Is Drugging the Friskiness Out of Your Horse the Way to Go?
On her website, Desert Equine Balance, Patti in Vail, Arizona brings up an issue that is becoming more and more common as horse owners and trainers decide that a horse is too frisky or uncooperative and decide to medicate the horse to calm it and make it
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Is Firocoxib Safe for Use in Foals?
A recent study at Louisiana State University evaluated the clinical safety of an oral paste formulation of firocoxib in clinically healthy pony foals in a randomized controlled clinical trial. Firocoxib belongs to the coxib class of non-narcotic, non-ster
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Merck - A Vaccination Program That Fits Your Horse
With the threat of mosquito-borne diseases and myriad other threats to horse health, recognition of the importance of a good immunization program should be at the top of every horse owner's list.
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Merck (MSD) Donates to Japanese Animal Recovery Efforts
Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the USA and Canada), formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced today that it has donated about US $30,000 (Â¥2,3 million) to three veterinary and farmer associations in Japa
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Merck Unveils New Websites to Help Horse Owners
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) and West Nile virus (WNV)are  two diagnoses veterinarians donât want to give and horse owners dread hearing.
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Merial Applied Equine Research Award Presented
Dr. Hoyt Cheramie of Merial presented the 2011 Merial Applied Equine Research Award to Dr. Anthony Blikslager of North Carolina State University during the opening ceremony of the 12th Congress of the World Equine Veterinary Association. The prestigious
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Minimize Risk of Positive Drug Tests in Competitions
Over past competitive seasons, a number of horses and riders have been disqualified because of positive drug tests. The sensitivity of drug testing has increased greatly and often inadvertently administered substances that the horse has come into conta