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Horse Health
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Case of Equine Infectious Anemia Confirmed
An equine biosecurity alert has been issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency which oversees biosecuity and livestock including equines. The CFIA report of April 15, 2011, indicates the first case of Equine Infectious Anemia also called "Swamp F
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Case of Strangles Confirmed
A case of the contagious horse disease, Strangles, has been confirmed on the island of Guernsey, off Britain's Normandy coast after test results sent to the UK last week came back positive.
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Advances in Equine Cushing's Disease - A Nutritional Perspective
Why is equine Cushing's disease so common? Are all horses doomed to develop it as they get older? Is there such a thing as "pre-Cushing's" and how can you tell without doing a lot of blood tests? If your horse has it, how can you prevent laminitis
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Coggins Test Required for Horses in Competitions
Horse owners particpating in shows, fairs, races or other gatherings in Virginia will soon have to carry papers showing that their animals aren't infected with equine infectious anemia.
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Coggins Test Required for Participant Horses
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced today that effective March 2, 2011, an updated regulation will take effect regarding the Coggins test for equine infectious anemia.
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Colostrom Donations Needed
With foaling season getting under way, the Kentucky Horse Council reports that the colostrom bank in central Kentucky, at Hagyards, Rood and Riddle and Woodford Equine Hospital, is in dire need of donations.. Woodford is [no-glossary]out of colostr
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Counts Filed in Abandoned Horses Case
A man is facing two more counts of animal abuse charges, after authorities say he left hundreds of horses without food at a ranch east of Billings. The Yellowstone County attorney filed the charges Wednesday against James Leachman. The charges
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Arabian Horse Foundation Receives Gift
The Arabian Horse Foundation has announced it received a $50,000 gift from the Barbara Wright Hutton Trust, the largest gift the non-profit entity has ever received since re-launching in 2007. The $50,000 gift was directed to horse rescue and rehoming
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Disease Causes Movement Ban
A movement ban has been placed on horses, donkeys, mules and zebras out of Mamre and into the province after an outbreak of African horse sickness in the Western Cape.  The EU has placed a ban on horse exports out of South Africa after the ou
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Donation Allows Veterinary College to Upgrade
Thanks to the generous donation from the Equine Foundation of Canada, the Ontario Veterinary College will be upgrading their ultrasound equipment enabling 3-Dimensional imaging. Images generated by this unique equipment can be viewed and manipulate