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Horse Health
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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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Acupuncture May Be of Benefit to Horses
According to Dr. Chris Day of the Alternative Medicine Center in Oxfordshire, England, more and more horse owners are turning to acupuncture when conventional drugs and traditional treatments do not successfully treat various horse ailments.
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Cases of Greasy Heel and Rain Scald Increase
With increased wet weather in many areas over the past few months, horse owners are seeing an increase in cases of greasy heel and rain scald brought on by microorganisms, allergies, soil and bedding conditions.
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Advanced Diagnostic Tool for Equines Reintroduced
Following a year of modification and testing, the SUCCEED® Equine Fecal Blood Test⢠(FBT) is being re-introduced at the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio. The advanced diagnostic tool for equine digestive health conditions, including gastric and colo
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CDFA Confirms New Case of EHV-1
One new case of the neuropathogenic strain of Equine Herpes Virus-1 has been confirmed on the Orange County affected premises according to CDFA bringing the total to 9 cases that have been confirmed at that location.
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Advances in Equine Dentistry Using Digital Images
In April of 2008, the American Association of Equine Practitioners launched a campaign to promote giving horses thorough oral examinations at least once a year.  Since then, steady progress has been made and currently more horses are receiving appropr
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African Horse Sickness May Strike UK
The National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense is reporting that a severe disease of horses may be the next new infection to hit Britain after the Schmallenberg virus causing birth defects in sheep and cattle on English farms, scient
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African Horse Sickness Virus in UK
With the discovery of the Schmallenberg virus in Britain in late January it is ever more likely that African horse sickness (AHS) may invade the UK according to veterinarians. AHS kills as many as 90% of those horses it infects, and is spread by the same
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Agency Advises Shots to End Equine Rabies Threat
Itâs easy to fall in love with country living, and more people each year are moving to places where deer are greater road hazards than texting teenagers and more of your neighbors live in burrows or hollow trees than condos.
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Control Parasites In Your Horse
Horsemenâs Laboratory Tip: Four steps for an effective parasite control program for your horse. Managing Parasites Requires Four-Steps To have an effective worm control program for your horse, four steps are required.