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Horse Health
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EIA Reminder for Horse Owners In Canada and the USA
All horses entering the United States from Canada must be negative for Equine Infectious Anemia on a test taken within 180 days of entering the US.
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Vaccination for Rattles Now A Near Possibility
According to reports in Science Daily, researchers at the Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB) of the University of Groningen have now succeeded in developing a highly promising candidate vaccine for Rhodococcus equi, one of t
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Patent Pending for Rhodococcus equi Vaccine
 Rhodococcus equi bacteria can cause ârattlesâ, a potentially lethal disease in foals which is characterized by pneumonia and gastro-intestinal infection. Despite the severity of this disease, a vaccine against it is not available yet.
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Michigan Horse Dies of EEE
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday announced that lab tests confirmed the diagnosis of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a Midland County horse that died. The horse in Clark County tested positive for Eastern Equine E
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Tennessee Equine Hospital Quarantined
The Tennessee State Veterinarian has placed the Equine Hospital at the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center under a seven day quarantine. The Veterinary Medical Center expects to maintain voluntary isolation for an additional period of time
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Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
According to Bayer Animal Health, Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a master of disguise. This serious disease can be difficult to diagnose because its signs often mimic other health problems in the horse and signs can range from mild to severe.
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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.
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Horse with Equine Herpesvirus-1 Euthanized
American quarter horse Sandy Jo was euthanized Friday after developing a neurological illness caused by a herpes virus.
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Dr. Getty's Tip: Help for the Cribbing Horse
In her September tip,"Help for the Cribbing Horse, Dr. Juliet Getty offers the following advice to owners of horses that crib: When your horse presses his top teeth against a solid object, arches his neck, and swallows air in a rocking motion, a grunt
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Mule Diagnosed with Equine Infectious Anemia
According to a Montana Department of Livestock release, a 32-year-old mule in Carbon County has been diagnosed with equine infectious anemia (EIA).