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  • Feeding Horses with Neurologic Disease

    According to Dr. Bryan Walkdridge of Kentucky Equine Research, the main goals of feeding horses with neurologic disease are to supplement vitamin E and ensure that these horses continue eating a good-quality, balanced diet.

    Flossie Sellers - May 19, 2011 16:22

  • Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Pennsylvania

    The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced today that officials had been notified a horse from Lower Saucon Township had to be euthanized because it was suffering from West Nile virus which is spread by the bite of an infected

    Flossie Sellers - March 29, 2012 18:04

  • Cases of Contagious Equine Metritis Growing

    The disease, Contagious Equine Metritis or CEM, was assumed to have been eliminated from the United States until just recently. But according to veterinarians at Oklahoma State University there are now more than 370 horses in 42 states under federal quara

    Flossie Sellers - September 6, 2011 11:59

  • Caterpillars: A Threat to Mares and Foals

    University of Kentucky experts report that eastern tent caterpillar eggs have begun hatching well ahead of last year and expect the egg hatch to be completed in Central Kentucky by the first full week of March.

    Flossie Sellers - March 1, 2012 11:08

  • First Case of Colic Can Be Frightening

    If you are new to owning or leasing a horse, your first experience with a colicy horse can be frightening. The basic cause of colic is pressure from gas trapped in the digestive system.

    Flossie Sellers - October 18, 2011 09:19

  • Five New Cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 Reported

    According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, new cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 have been confirmed in Riverside and Orange County, California. These new cases bring the total number to 16.

    Flossie Sellers - January 25, 2012 17:15

  • Cayenne Tick Responsible for Equine Piroplasmosis

    According to Sharon Durham, Agricultural Research Service Information Staff member, research done as part of Animal Health, an ARS national program, determined that the cause of a case of equine piroplasmosis in a Texas mare in 2009 was the cayenne tic

    Flossie Sellers - October 7, 2011 15:06

  • Flax Seed May Help Cases of Sweet Itch

    Sweet itch is a skin condition that results from the bite of the Culicoides or biting midge in which serum coming from the midge causes an allergic reaction.

    Flossie Sellers - September 20, 2011 08:53

  • Foot Not Most Common Cause of Lameness

    According to the American Farriers Journal, results from the United Kingdom’s first public National Equine Health Survey pinpointed some interesting facts concerning feet. Some 3,120 horses were represented in the study.

    Flossie Sellers - October 17, 2011 10:29

  • Colorado State Equine Hospital Now Open

    The equine section at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital is again open to all equine patients but will continue to use extra biosecurity precautions. The hospital has been limiting admissions to emergency cases since the widespread equine herpesvirus-1 o

    Flossie Sellers - June 1, 2011 15:30

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