Intra-articular injections have a four-day withdrawal time from competition, while shock wave has a three-day withdrawal time from competition.
Thoroughbred owners and trainers have pledged more than $45,000 to racehorse aftercare.
Foal-sitting duties include holding foals upright when they are lying down, assisting staff as they stand and turn foals, milking mares and storing the milk, monitoring equipment for alarms, changing bedding, and more.
Forty-four premises remain under quarantine; 320 previously affected premises have been released from quarantine.
Nominees should represent the fields of wild horse and burro advocacy, veterinary medicine, or public interest.
Marcos Santos, DVM, MS, recently completed an equine surgery internship and residency at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Surgeon Eric Parente, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, will discuss breakthroughs in imaging for large animal surgery.
Forty-three Colorado premises remain under quarantine after horses and cows tested positive for vesicular stomatitis (VS).
Paul Lunn, BVSc, MS, PhD, MRCVS, Dipl. ACVIM, and John Nicholson were installed Nov. 17.
The groups will work together to retrain and rehome “vulnerable” former racehorses.
This year marked the 30th anniversary of the conference and the 100th anniversary of Cornell’s farrier school.
Lloyd’s of London supports the University of Kentucky’s publication of Equine Disease Quarterly.
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation and Hagyard Equine Medical Institute presented UK oncologist Jonathan Feddock, MD, with a check for $77,500 in proceeds from their event honoring the late hunter/jumper rider Betsy Fishback.
The program has four areas of focus: equine management, equine education, equine health, and an interdisciplinary track.
The agenda for the meeting includes a board of director’s election, 2014 review, upcoming events, Kentucky Horse Council input from members, and an equine industry update.
The Jan. 7, 2015, short course will offer lectures in the morning and hands-on experience in the afternoon.
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