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Horse Health
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Hot WeatherThreatens Horse Health
With the arrival of the hot weather of summer, owners should consider healthy equine management practices to help their horses get through hot weather without suffering heat stress.
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Malaysia Bans Australian Horse Imports
The Malaysian government has imposed a temporary ban on the import of Australian horses after reports of an outbreak of the Hendra virus, a deadly virus in Australia. The move is a precautionary one and came upon the advice of the Department of Veterinar
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Lyme Disease Testing Offered For Equines
Horse and Hound Veterinary Services offers Lyme Disease testing for horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys. A small sample of blood is all that is needed for the Lyme Multiplex testing done at Cornell University Diagnostic Laboratory.
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Abscesses Cause Pain and Lameness in Hot Weather
For some reason, horses appear to be more prone to development of some kinds of abscesses during warmer summer weather. Abscesses can affect the skin of the horse and often are found in the hoof where they lead to lameness.
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Protect Horses from Rabies
The Maine Center for Disease Control and the Maine Department of Agriculture is reminding people to be cautious around wild animals and to vaccinate their horses and pets against rabies.Â
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AQHA Offers Genetic Disease Testing
To help breeders make informed decisions, AQHA now offers a panel test for five genetic diseases â glycogen branching enzyme deficiency, heredity equine regional dermal asthenia, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, malignant hyperthermia, and polysaccharid
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Are Parasite Practices Effective Where Horse is Boarded?
If you board your horse, a safe and healthy environment for your horse is of utmost importance. With resistance increasing in small strongyles and no new dewormer on the horizon, horse owners should be asking barn managers about parasite practices whereve
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New Rules for Horses from CEM-Affected Countries
In March 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an Emergency Action interim-rule, which amended some of the regulations regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM). The rule went into e
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Merial Offers Springtime Advice for Horse Owners
Realizing that health problems can strike even the best cared for horses, Merial Animal Health reminds horse owners, that with spring approaching, they should make sure that horses are protected against potential disease threats that arrive along with wa
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Strangles Vaccine and Your Horse
Show season is in full swing and many owners are traveling with their horses to events across the country. Keeping horses healthy when traveling can present challenges. Increased travel can increase potential exposure to risk based infectious diseases.