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Using Biosecurity to Prevent Spread of Salmonella
Salmonella bacteria can be a deadly problem in horse barns, as evidenced by the outbreak at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center in May 2004. Since that outbreak, researchers have turned their attention to how the disease spreads and the
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Utah Horse Owners Warned of Equine Herpes Cases
Utah state officials have quarantined a Cache County farm after one case of equine herpes (EHV) was confirmed and two other horses were euthanized with symptoms consistent with the disease.
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Vermont Horse Tests Positive for EEE
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets was notified on September 14th that a horse located in Whiting, Vermont has tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). The horse began showing signs of illness, including incoordination, on S
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Vesicular Stomatitis Case Found in Colorado
The Colorado Department of Agriculture's State Veterinarians's office has issued an extended travel requirement after a horse infected with vesicular stomatitis was discovered in in Las Animas County.
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Vet Warns of Early Cases of Potomac Fever in Horses
A horse admitted to the College of Veterinary Medicine Large Animal Hospital at Purdue University in mid-June has been diagnosed with Potomac horse fever. Ordinarily, cases of Potomac horse fever don't show up in Indiana until July or August.
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Veterinary Lab Offers Test for Equine Cerebellar Abiotrophy
The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at UC Davis in California offers valuable testing services to horse owners. One of the tests offered is for Equine Cerebellar Abiotrophy (CA).
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Vets Perform Regenerative Medicine Treatment on Horse
Veterinarians from Idaho Equine Hospital, including Dr. William Maupin and Dr. Stuart Shoemaker, performed the first-ever combination regenerative medicine treatment on a six-year-old Quarter Reined Cow horse that suffered a significant injury to its dist
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Warnings Issued: Pigeon Fever Outbreaks in Horses
Agriculture officials in Arkansas, Louisiana and other states are warning veterinarians to watch for signs of a potentially fatal horse disease, pigeon fever, if a drought occurs this year. In addition, a Colorado veterinarian Brian Miller says he believe
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Webcast to Feature Latest Research on Equine Metabolic Syndrome
My Horse University is presenting a webcast on January 29, 2013, at 7 PM EST on Risk Factors for Equine Metabolic Syndrome to be presented by Dr. Nichol Schultz of the University of Minnesota.
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West Nile Virus Deadly for Humans and Horses in California
According to information from The California Department of Health's West Nile Virus website, an 88-year-old woman from Kern County is the first reported fatality from West Nile virus (WNV) this year, Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Departm