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  • Methods for Preventing Fractures in Racehorses

    Catastrophic injuries still plague the horse racing industry. This was clearly evident when Eight Belles fractured both front fetlock joints after finishing second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby and was euthanized.

    Flossie Sellers - February 24, 2012 12:10

  • BLM Strategy for EVH-1 Outbreak

    Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs have so far been unaffected by the recent neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak sweeping through Western states, according to a statement issued by the agency on May 26.

    Flossie Sellers - May 31, 2011 11:11

  • AAEP Asks Vets to Submit Cases for Laminitis Study

    The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation is calling on veterinarians to volunteer information about naturally occurring cases of laminitis for the first study of The Laminitis Research Project which will attempt to identify risk factors

    Flossie Sellers - February 10, 2012 12:50

  • AAEP Members Prioritize Laminitis Research

    The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, November 20, 2011, announced the launch of an aggressive $1 million campaign for laminitis research and the start of the first of multiple studies that will occur to help unravel the mysteries

    Flossie Sellers - November 21, 2011 15:31

  • Botulism Kills Five Horses

    Five horses have died from botulism on a family horse farm in Redding, Indiana. According to reports, the horses most likely contracted botulism by eating hay contaminated by toxin-producing bacteria that leads to the disease.

    Flossie Sellers - March 27, 2012 13:11

  • California EHV-1 -- EHM Disease Update

    California has one new confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) caused by EHV-1. There are 18 confirmed EHM cases in the state. The positive confirmed cases are located in the following 12 counties: Amador(1), Glenn(2), Kern(2), Lo

    Flossie Sellers - May 23, 2011 13:46

  • Call for Horses with Front Limb Lameness

    Louisiana State University Equine Health Studies Program is seeking donations of horses with front limb lameness (Grade 2-4) due to osteoarthritis.

    Flossie Sellers - December 26, 2011 11:38

  • Case of EEE Confirmed in Wisconsin

    According to a Wisconsin veterinarian, Heidi Jahnke of the Ashland Area Veterinary Clinic, a horse that died two weeks ago had Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, becoming the first confirmed case in the area.

    Flossie Sellers - September 9, 2011 09:14

  • Veterinarians Conclude MRI "Crucial" Option

    A meeting held today amongst leading equine veterinarians concluded that the MRI unit that offers a standing-and-sedated option is “crucial” to the racehorse application.

    Flossie Sellers - August 24, 2011 11:16

  • Case of EHV-1 Confirmed in North Carolina

    The neurologic form of equine herpesvirus, EHV-1, has been confirmed in a North Carolina horse. The horse, from a Rockingham County stable, was taken to the College of Veterinary Medicine at N.C. State University upon becoming ill, and directly quarantine

    Flossie Sellers - January 6, 2012 16:51

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