Chris Byron, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, has joined the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech as an associate professor of large animal surgery in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences.
Officials announced last week that the first Lowndes County horse had tested positive for the disease.
Sound management and health practices play a key role in building a solid foundation for a foal’s future.
One researcher shared his thoughts on how learning theory could be used to produce more objective dressage scoring.
The unvaccinated horse was euthanized last week after contracting West Nile virus (WNV).
Entries for dressage, para-dressage, reining, endurance, and eventing have been announced. Entries for jumping, driving, and vaulting will be announced next week.
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service indicates that Georgia reported 25 equine EEE cases in 2013.
Catherine Nunnery, DVM, will begin seeing cases at the New Bolton Center on Sept. 3.
Horse feed milled at plants that also produce other livestock feeds with ionophores could contain a substance which can be toxic to horses.
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The horse was isolated, treated for EHV-4, and was expected to be discharged Aug. 5.
Two unvaccinated horses–an 18-month-old Paint from Carteret County and a 3-year-old Quarter Horse from Bladen County–died after contracting EEE.
Researchers team found marked differences in the proteins found in young and old horses’ tendons.
The BLM is seeking bids for short- and long-term care facilities for horses gathered from Western rangelands.
The board will discuss issues relating to the management and protection of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands.
There are six nutrients every horse needs, and the most important–and probably most overlooked–is water.
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