The International Collating Center, Newmarket, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks:
A case of contagious equine metritis in a Thoroughbred mare was reported from Japan. Respiratory disease attributable to equine
The International Collating Centre in Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks in the fourth quarter of 2003.
According to the October issue of Equine Disease Quarterly (funded by underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents), a significant increase in the number of equine cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was reported in the United States during June compared to numbers in recent years. The number of equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV)
Salmonella spp. cause a multitude of diseases in horses, including diarrhea, abscesses, septicemia, and other ailments. Over 2,200 serotypes of salmonellae are known and can be identified at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories
Every foal must be weaned from its dam at some point. However, when and how the weaning process is undertaken may have significant effects on the growing horse.
Tyzzer’s disease affects many species of animals. It was originally described as an illness of mice, but has also been reported to cause disease in dogs, cats, rats, gerbils, rabbits, guinea pigs, monkeys, muskrats, hamsters, and foals. Tyzzer’s
The International Collating Center, Newmarket, reported the following disease outbreaks.
Influenza was reported from France, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States. the latter included an outbreak among Thoroughbred racehorses in
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