The equine genetics research group at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine is collaborating with Ray Geor, BVSc, MVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor and chair of the department of large animal clinical sciences at Michigan State Uni
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.
Reconciling scope-of-practice disputes State veterinary boards, laypersons work together on legislation Back Many state legislatures reconvened at the beginning of the year, and state VMAs and veterinary examining boards have already stepped up
When Bobby Griswold, a rodeo performer, was arrested, a clash between the Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau developed.   Mr.
Lawsuits are pending in Texas regarding whether or not non-veterinarians should be allowed to float horse's teeth. Â
 When H.B. 1055 was prefiled in the Arkansas state legislature Dec. 15, 2010, to amend the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Practice Act concerning large animal practice, the Arkansas VMA saw it had a potential fight on its hands . The bill was introduced
Edited News Release: Gastric ulceration is a widespread clinical finding among performance horses in training as well as in foals. Prevalence of up to 93% has been documented among horses in race training1 and in nearly 60% of other performance hor
Equine proliferative enteropathy (EPE) is an emerging intestinal disease primarily of recently weaned foals. Lawsonia intracellularis, the causative bacterium of EPE, is capable of inducing similar disease in many animal species, most notably swine. Ac
Below are official notices of EHV-1 outbreaks in California from the California Department of Food and Agriculture:
At least 20 pregnant mares stampeded during Antelope roundup spontaneously aborted their foals at the Bureau of Land Managementâs (BLMâs) Palomino Valley Adoption Center, the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC) announced today.