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  • CDC Reports High Incidence of West Nile Virus Cases

    New cases of West Nile virus (WNV) disease and resulting deaths rose slightly in the past week, ending 2 weeks of declines in the numbers, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) weekly update today.

    Flossie Sellers - October 4, 2012 10:09

  • Checking for Stomach Ulcers in Horses

    April Knudson, DVM, is an equine specialist with Merial Veterinary Services. She 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.

    Flossie Sellers - October 10, 2012 08:46

  • Colic Prevention: Smart Tips to Reduce Your Horse's Risk

    SmartPak powers healthy horses and happy riders, and one way they seek to accomplish that is through education. The Supplement Experts at SmartPak host monthly informational webinars, and this month the topic is on colic prevention with a session called â

    Flossie Sellers - September 10, 2012 08:47

  • Colorado Equine Herpes Virus Quarantine Ends

     The Colorado Department of Agriculture has released the quarantine placed on a Douglas County premises after a case of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) was confirmed at the location.

    Flossie Sellers - June 19, 2012 13:28

  • Common Link Found in US and European Horse Diseases

    Researchers in Europe are confirming the results of research related to the likely cause of Seasonal Pasture Myopthy. Preliminary comparisons of the results from the US with cases of Atypical Myopathy in Europe suggest that the condition in the latter may

    Flossie Sellers - January 18, 2013 11:25

  • Confirmed Case of Equine Influenza in French Event

    The La Baule Organizing Committee Veterinary Advisors and the FEI have been constantly monitoring horses at the French event following a confirmed case of Equine Influenza in a horse that was competing in Le Touquet (FRA) last weekend.

    Flossie Sellers - May 15, 2012 09:24

  • Gluten - Factor in Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Horses?

    Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease has an increased prevalence in sport horses. The disorder is associated with intermittent colic, weight loss, poor performance and anemia.

    Flossie Sellers - October 8, 2012 12:25

  • Gluten Sensitivity in Horses

    Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease has an increased prevalence in sport horses. The disorder is associated with intermittent colic, weight loss, poor performance and anemia. Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease seems to have a predominance in dr

    Flossie Sellers - May 25, 2012 12:18

  • Guelph Equine Colic Survey Ends Sept. 25!

    Equine Guelph's colic survey is ending on September 25, 1012. If you haven't already taken the survey, now is the time to give them the input that will help in developing colic prevention programs. The more information they get through their surve

    Flossie Sellers - September 6, 2012 09:41

  • Cornell AHDC Investigating Mystery Fevers in Horses

    Horse owners across the states are facing a number of distressing fevers of unknown origins. At the Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC), Dr. Linda Mittel fields a growing number of calls about mysterious fevers of unknown origins (

    Flossie Sellers - May 28, 2012 11:53

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