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Horse Health
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Equine Herpesvirus Outbreak in California
Below are official notices of EHV-1 outbreaks in California from the California Department of Food and Agriculture:
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Equine Hospital Gets Digital Radiography
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the installation of a Canon CXDI-70C Wireless Digital Radiography (DR) detector at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, a worldwide leader in equine healthcare. This installation represents the
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Equine ICU To Provide State-of-art Care
The University of Liverpool, which provides specialist care for large racing events such as the John Smith Grand National, is to establish a £2 million intensive care unit (ICU) at its Equine Hospital.
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Equine Intervention Act Would Protect Horses
Majority Leader John Unger, D-Berkeley, CA, is seeking reforms in dealing with horses. In SB540, known as the Equine Early Intervention and Protection Act, anyone operating a horse facility would have to be licensed. An annual fee would cost $100.
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Equine Neonatal Intensive Care
Pamela Wilkins, a professor of equine internal medicine and emergency/critical care at the University of Illinois has authored a new paper on equine neonatal intensive care which offers guidance to large-animal veterinarians and horse owners while de
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Equine Rescue Head Arrested
Mercer County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a property on Shakertown Road to investigate alleged animal cruelty. When they arrived they found several horses in without food and housed in dangerous conditions..
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Farriers Promote Excellence in Hoof Care
Since 1971, the American Farrierâs Association⢠(AFA) has focused on improving equine welfare through excellence in hoof care and farriery. Educating farriers in the art and science of farriery has been central to this goal.
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FEI Releases New Prohibited Drug List
The FEI General Assembly unanimously accepted the recommendations of the FEI List Group and approved the updated Equine Prohibited Substances List for the 2011 season. National federation delegates applauded spontaneously at the announcement of the vot
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Fellowship for Equine Research Established
Kentucky Equine Research has established a graduate student fellowship at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture to honour the memory of Dr Larry Lawrence, a valued employee of KER for many years. The Lawrence Fellowship, worth more than
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Financial Grants to Non-profit Equine Organizations
The USA Equestrian Trust is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for financial grants to non-profit equine organizations to be funded in 2011. The deadline is May 2 at 5 p.m. (EST).