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Microcurrent: Healthier Option than Lasix for Horses?
Recently, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has backed a proposal to ban the use of furosemide, also marketed as Lasix and Salix, on race day. For years, use of furosemide has been the common choice of treatment to reduce exercise induced pulmona
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Whoa! What Are You Giving Your Horse?
As an equine specialist with Merial Veterinary Services, April Knudson, DVM, has a special interest in equine gastrointestinal health, infectious disease and lameness. She holds a doctor of veterinary medicine from the University of California-Davis. Belo
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Horses Raised To Be Competitors and Companions--Not Dinner
A recent article invoked America's cowboy culture as the only reason we don't eat horses, but there's much more to it than that ("Horse Slaughter Issue Won't Go Away," Oct. 25).
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Rule Reversed in Horse Dental Care
New rules that passed last August to allow lay persons in Oklahoma to float horses' teeth have been reversed by the state Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. The rules created the title of equine dental-care provider after an applicant paid
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Legend of the Year Award Goes to Outstanding Vet
Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division, announced today, the winner of the second annual Bayer Animal Health Legend of the Year Award, Dr. Tanja Molby. The Bayer Animal Health Legend of the Year Award recognizes veterinary professionals who provide
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Revision of Canadian Equine Code Survey
Equine owners and others with an interest in equine welfare have an opportunity to provide input into the revision to Canadaâs Equine Code of Practice through online surveys.
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Biosecurity Tips for Summer
Beyond Vaccination â Biosecurity Tips Every Horse Owner Should Know By Craig Barnett, D.V.M., Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Senior Equine Technical Services Veterinarian
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USDA Penalty Structure for Soring Horses Now in Effect
On June 15, 2012, USDA amended regulations to require horse industry organizations that license people to assess minimum penalties for violations of the Horse Protection Act. This move was made to help eliminate the inhumane practice of horse soring, a pr
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Looking Toward Spring Foaling Time
Although foaling time is months away, it's the time when horse owners begin making plans for the foaling season. Before going any further. Stop!  Think about what you are considering along with all the ramifications, not only of your situation,
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Use of Acupuncture Increasing in Horse Medicine
According to news reports, US veterinary students are increasingly adding acupuncture to their list of skills as they study to become veterinarians. In fact, several students from Louisiana State University have traveled to China to study veterinary acupu