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Horse Health
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New Guidelines for Spraying for Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Revised Massachusetts state guidelines now allow officials to consider aerial insecticide spraying as soon as an area is deemed at "high risk" for EEE instead of the "critical" level required before.
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New Hendra Cases Identified in Queensland
According to Biosecurity Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Rick Symons, two horses on the Rockhampton property where a horse died of Hendra virus last week have returned positive tests. Further north in Ingham, authorities are working to confirm whether
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New Insight into Coronary Band Temperature in Horses
For many years, the temperature of the horse's coronary bands and hooves have been seen by both horse owners and veterinarians as an indicator of possible laminitis. Now, according to research in Denmark, that theory no longer holds.
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New Mexico Updates Equine Laws
*Effective April 9, 2012*, equine will not be accepted to NM livestock markets on a telephone permit. All in-district equine must have proof of ownership. All other in-state equine must be accompanied by an NMLB Form 1 inspection, an NMLB 1-H certific
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New Survey and Drug Address Cushing's Disease in Horses
Researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) are beginning to explore a new treatment methodology for equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) â commonly known as equine Cushing's disease.
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New Treatment for Head Shaking in Horses
Head shaking syndrome is when a horse shakes or jerks its head uncontrollably for no apparent reason. A recent study led by academics from the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Sciences and the University of Liverpool, evaluated the long-te
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Officials See Increase In West Nile Virus in Mosquitoes
According to a press release, West Nile Virus (WNV) infection rates in Southern House Mosquitoes increased dramatically in East Baton Rouge Parish last week, and there have been several Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) cases in horses in other parishes i
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Outbreak of Equine Herpes Results in Ban on Illinois Horses
An ongoing outbreak of equine herpes at Hawthorne Race Course in suburban Chicago prompted Turfway Park to announce Friday that it will not accept entries from any horse stabled at Hawthorne or that has been on the grounds at any time during the Illinois
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Owners Slow in Vaccinating Horses Against Hendra Virus
Vet Matt Ball, a veterinarian involved in last year's outbreaks of Hendra in northern NSW says the uptake of the new vaccine by horse owners has been slow. The vaccine has been available for horse owners in Hendra hot spots, from Kempsey north in NSW
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Pasture Time Helps Prevent Osteochondrosis in Foals
Osteochondrosis (OC) is the most common developmental orthopaedic disease in horses and represents a major problem to the horse industry. The complete mechanism of this multifactorial disease is not yet known, but it is accepted that OC lesions are the re