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Horse Health
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Neonatal Isoerythrolysis May Endanger Foal
Horses have complicated blood types consisting of more than 30 factors or antigens that are grouped into systems. Factors within each system are designated with small letters. Mares that are negative for these factors are the ones most at risk for develop
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Mosquitoes Test Positive for EEE
The Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health (MDPH) has confirmed that collections of mosquitoes from mosquito surveillance sites in the area towns of Medway and Sherborn have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Spraying of Holliston playgr
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Protein Helps Maintain Equine Pregnancy
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered for the first time expression of a protein in horses known to be important in maintaining pregnancy. The research project was undertaken by Dr Lucy Woolford at the Royal Veterinary College, who
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EEE Detected in Vermont Emu
The Vermont Department of Health and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets announced today that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was confirmed on September 22 in an emu from Brandon. This is the first time that EEE virus has been confirmed
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Mosquitoes with EEE and West Nile Viruses Pose Threat
Veterinarians are warning of the continuing threat of eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile disease as mosquitoes carrying the viruses are being trapped in several states. Because of weather changes and a prolonged hurricane and rainy season coupled
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Research Shows Topical Aciclovir Application Eradicates Sarcoids
Based on the anecdotally reported eradication of a sarcoid using aciclovir cream, the curative potential of this ointment was investigated in 22 sarcoid-affected horses referred to the Equine Clinic Tillysburg, Austria, between 2006 and 2009.
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Musculoskeletal Injuries Heal with Stem Cell/PRP Treatment
The Laboratory of Preclinical and Surgical Studies, Research Institute Codivilla-Putti, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna, Italy has reported on a study done on regenerative medicine for the treatment of musculoskeletal overuse injuries in competi
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Similarities in Obesity in Horses and Humans
According to Philip Johnson, professor of veterinary medicine and surgery at the University of Missouri-Columbia, âThere is a striking parallelism between humans and horses when it comes to obesity. Some of the very same problems humans encounter wit
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Minimize Chances of Ryegrass Staggers
Nearly 25 years ago, New Zealand researchers discovered that mycotoxins produced by endophytes living within ryegrass cells could affect horses and other livestock, causing them to tremble and lose coordination. The toxins affected part of the brain'
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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