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Horse Health
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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
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BioHarp Helps Determine Inflammation
The BioHarp is a cutting-edge medical imaging device that utilizes a non-invasive approach to detect inflammation on a cellular level. The device uses a complex scanning program that deciphers inflammation in the bodyâs organs through a bio-sensory s
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Emaciated Animals Seized in Idaho
Describing the scene as one of the worst in their memory, animal welfare workers and authorities seized nearly 100 emaciated and dehydrated animals from a ranch near Boise, Idaho, after Sheriff's deputies and state Department of Agriculture offici
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Emergency Horse Shelter to Open
With flooding likely in the Red River Valley this spring, the North Dakota State University Equine Center will open an emergency shelter for horses again.
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EPA Wants Emission Data Large Farms
According to DVM Magazine, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking for information on animal feeding operations and the effect they have on the environment.
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Equestrian Olympics 2012
AÂ veternarian surgeon from the University of Liverpool will be lending his expertise to the equestrian team at the London 2012 Olympics. Peter Bowling, clinical director of the Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital, has been appointed as an equine vet