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Horse Health
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New Case of Hendra Virus in Queensland
Biosecurity Queensland is managing a new Hendra virus case near Mackay after a positive test result was received on 22 January 2013 after one horse had died on the property after becoming unwell.
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Inflammation of Digestive System Linked to Laminitis in Horses
Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Veterinary Research looks at the devastating disease laminitis, and finds that it is linked to general inflammation, especially of the digestive system.
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Laminitis Research - A Driving Force Behind Major Move
Itâs a long, long way from Queensland, Australia to Stillwater, Oklahoma. The University of Queensland had palm trees and kangaroos. Oklahoma State has pickup trucks and cowboy hats. What could uproot a young woman and move her halfway around the world
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Does Your Horse Have a Cold or the Flu?
The equine cold, also known as equine influenza is very similar to the human cold. It is often more challenging than a human cold. It starts with a rise in temperature, lassitude and a runny nose and is very infectious. The influenza causing virus causes
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Threat of West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Continues
Although autumn has arrived in many areas bringing with it cooler weather, mosquitoes carrying diseases are still a threat in many areas of the country. Sample mosquitoes in Eastern, Mid-western. Southern and Pacific Coast states continue to test positive
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Horse Tests Positive for Equine Infectious Anemia
Defra, the Government's department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has confirmed that a horse in Cornwall has tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), commonly known as 'swamp fever'.
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Use of Acupuncture and Herbals in Breeding Horses
Management of Equine Reproduction by Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine is the focus of a course being offered by a prestigious Italian Veterinary Clinic.
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West Nile Virus Strikes in Southern California
According to reports, two people have died in Los Angeles County, California, this year of West Nile virus, and 54 cases of the illness have been reported locally, public health officials say.
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Photodynamic Therapy Proves Useful in Treatment of Cancer in Horses
A treatment developed by Dr. Giuliano at the University of Missouri, uses photodynamic therapy in the treatment of facial squamous cell carcinoma affecting the eyes and surrounding tissue in equines. After surgerical removal of the tumor, a photo-reactive
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Study Shows Snakes Are Hosts of EEE Virus
A new study published in Science Daily and originally published online by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene gives details about how snakes in the wild serve as hosts for the deadly mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalomyelitis Virus