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Awards for EquiMania! and Minnesota State Fair
EquiMania! and the Minnesota State Fair partnered this year and subsequently received two prestigious awards given by the International Association of Fairs and Expositions.
Neonatal Isoerythrolysis May Endanger Foal
Horses have complicated blood types consisting of more than 30 factors or antigens that are grouped into systems. Factors within each system are designated with small letters. Mares that are negative for these factors are the ones most at risk for develop
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
Threat of Mosquito-borne Diseases in Horses Continues
Health officials in a number of states including Rhode Island and Massachusetts are looking forward to cold weather because several successive nights of below freezing temperatures will kill off mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus and Equine Encephaliti
AQHA Offers Genetic Disease Testing
To help breeders make informed decisions, AQHA now offers a panel test for five genetic diseases â glycogen branching enzyme deficiency, heredity equine regional dermal asthenia, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, malignant hyperthermia, and polysaccharid
Justin Bieber Switches from Ferrari to Horse
According to reports, Justin Bieber was seen horseback riding with his pals Lil' Twist and Lil Za, on February 1, 2013, some hours after his car was pulled over for having tinted windows in West Hollywood at 1:30 a.m.
Six Promising New Veterinarians Selected for AAEP Foundation Scholarships
âSix veterinary graduates of 2015 committed to careers in equine medicine have been selected by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation to receive $4,000 scholarships.â
UK Gluck Center and Industry Leaders Responding to an Uptick of Foal Diarrhea Cases
According to the AAEP, it is important for a veterinarian to evaluate foals under a month old experiencing diarrhea because they can develop life-threatening dehydration in six to eight hours.
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Issues Call for Research into Equine Herpesvirus Vaccine
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation is interested in research proposals focused on EHV-1, EHV-3, and EHV-4, with a multivalent or pan-valent approach.
Research into Development of the Foal’s Gut Could Advance Treatment of Critical Cases of Diarrhea
By studying both microbial and metabolic data the team aims to learn what biomarkers denote health and which could signal a red flag as the foal's gut becomes colonized.