Kentucky Reports First Potomac Horse Fever Case for 2018
Edited Press Release
June 4, 2018
The affected 4-year-old Thoroughbred filly from Bourbon County is improving and has a favorable prognosis for recovery.
The affected 4-year-old Thoroughbred filly from Bourbon County is improving and has a favorable prognosis for recovery.
The Deerwood Wild Horse Ecosanctuary, in Laramie, Wyoming, in partnership with the BLM, will host a free public day on June 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The BLM plans to remove all wild horses from in and outside herd area boundaries because there are insufficient resources available to maintain healthy horses and rangelands over the long-term.
Orthopedic surgeon Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, will present “Stories About Horse Fractures,” as part of Penn Vet’s First Tuesday Lecture Series on June 19.
The presumptive positive horse is a 7-year-old Quarter Horse mare currently housed at the Grass Pass Downs at the Josephine County Fairgrounds.
Dr. Pamela Wilkins, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine since 2008, received the Boehringer-Ingelheim WEVA Applied Research Award in April.
Laminitis is a very common disease in horses but is also preventable and can be treatable if not detected too late.
The BLM is seeking input as it analyzes the North Lander Wild Horse Complex herd management plan and future wild horse gathers.
Grant applications are due by July 11 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, and will be funded in the 2019 fiscal year.
The Wind River Wild Horse Ecosanctuary, in Lander, Wyoming, provides a natural and free-roaming environment for wild horses removed from public rangelands.
West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis have high mortality rates in exposed, unvaccinated horses, South Carolina animal health officials said.
Two tours of the Idaho facility will be offered on June 6.
Chromosomal anomalies like chimerism are one of the leading genetic causes of infertility in horses.
Nearly 65% of operations evaluated had a quarantine area where newly arriving equids or those with a contagious disease could be housed and kept separate from healthy residents.
Horses that don’t receive annual vaccinations against the five core equine diseases could be facing serious illness or even death.
America’s second-oldest racetrack, established in 1870, will host the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes, middle jewel of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, on May 19.
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