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Horse Health
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Horse Vaccines Key to Preventing Virus Outbreaks
In an up-date Washington State Agricultural officials are again encouraging horse owners to get their animals vaccinated against two deadly viruses, including one that caused an outbreak in central Wisconsin last year.
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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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Does Your Horse Have COPD?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD often is miss taken for asthma. It is usually an allergic reaction to dust that causes obstruction in the air passages in the lungs of horses. It usually affects horses that are six years of age or older,
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Horses Test Positive for EIA in Arkansas
On August 24, 2011, the State of Arkansas announced that tests showed multiple positives for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) in the Clarksville, AR., area (Johnson County).
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Don't Let Your Horse Develop an Ulcer
Dr. Juliet Getty never stops urging horse owners to âfeed your horse like a horse,â for the simple reason that a horse, fed according to his physiology and instincts, will be healthier. Dr. Getty often speaks about free choice feeding as the first lin
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HSUS Cautions BLM Against EVH-1 Exposure
The Humane Society of the United States urged the Bureau of Land Management to "discourage and, if possible and appropriate, prohibit" owners of private horses from bringing animals at risk of Equine Herpes Virus-1 onto federal lands where they could h
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Dr. Getty - Glucosamine and the Insulin-Resistant Horse
Glucosamine is often the go-to supplement to ease the discomfort of osteoarthritis, but is it safe for the insulin-resistant horse? A look at how glucosamine works may help you decide.
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Incidence of Traumatic Horse Injuries Studied
A research project funded by an equine charity in Speen, Buckinghamshire, The Horse Trust, has found that 40% of horses suffered a traumatic injury within the past year with only 13% of injuries occurring during riding exercises, while 62% occurred while
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Dr. Getty’s February Tip: Easy Keeper? Think Psyllium!
Itâs a vicious cycle â elevated glucose leads to elevated insulin. Elevated insulin leads to excess body fat. Excess body fat leads to too much insulin in the blood, which equals insulin resistance. If only blood glucose levels could be reduced â th
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Insect-borne Diseases Moving North with Global Warming
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, transboundary animal diseases that were originally confined to tropical countries are on the rise around the world. African Horse Sickness is a devastating insect-transmitted viral