Eastern tent caterpillars in Central Kentucky are mature, have dispersed from trees, and are on the move, leading experts to advise horse farm managers to move pregnant mares, if practical, to avoid contact with the crawling caterpillars.
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Walt Helmick is warning horse owners in that state to control mosquito populations around the barn to minimize their animals’ chances of contracting West Nile virus.
The agency says it is extending the deadline “to ensure that it receives the best ideas for effective contraceptive techniques.”
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries is encouraging owners to see their veterinarians and work out a hendra virus vaccination strategy for their horses.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is soliciting bids for new short-term holding facilities in 17 Western and Midwestern states for wild horses and burros removed from overpopulated herds roaming Western public rangelands.
State officials are concerned that horse owners could be lulled into neglecting vaccination this year by the lack of disease activity last year.
Dr. Andrew Smith’s research interests include equine diagnostic imaging, orthopedic surgery, upper airway surgery, lameness, and podiatry.
Warmer weather following a rainy spell could trigger an active mosquito season, which is why the Washington State Department of Agriculture is advising horse owners to make sure their horses are vaccinated to protect against West Nile virus (WNV).
Nebraska State Veterinarian Dennis Hughes, DVM, is reminding horse owners and equine event operators to remain vigilant and exercise biosecurity measures.
The 12-week online course is designed to provide students with in-depth study of the physiologic systems and metabolic pathways important to equine performance and conditioning.
The capital project represents a major expansion for the college of veterinary medicine and will also be one of the largest construction projects on the Texas A&M campus.
A recent SPANA survey of 320 cart horses in two Ethiopian towns found that nearly all were suffering with problems caused by poor farriery.
Researchers believe atypical myopathy, or AM, is caused by the ingestion of hypoglycin A, a toxin found in sycamore seeds.
Equine surgeon Larry Bramlage, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, will be on hand to provide timely health reports to the media regarding the athletes in Friday’s Kentucky Oaks and Saturday’s Kentucky Derby races.
This horse had previously been to a large barrel racing event in Lincoln, Neb., on April 10-13; in the days following that event, a Wisconsin horse was also confirmed positive for EHV-1 and euthanized.
Officials said the horse recently attended a team roping event, and are urging anyone who could have come in contact with him to see a physician.
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