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Premises Quarantined in Three States Due to VS
Press Release
July 22, 2004
Cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS) continue to be detected in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, but the disease appears to be occurring at lower levels than in previous years’ outbreaks. As of July 22, nine premises in Texas and 11 in New Mexico AAEP Tackles Drug Compounding with Formation of Task Force
Press Release
July 19, 2004
In response to the ethical issues surrounding illegal drug compounding within the animal health industry, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has formed a drug compounding task force to define compounding Ann Dwyer, DVM, Selected as May My Vet Matters Honoree”nn Dwyer, DVM, Selected
Press Release
July 6, 2004
Ann Dwyer, DVM, of Scottsville, N.Y., has been chosen as the May honoree of the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) My Vet Matters Contest. Dwyer, nominated by horse owner Maureen Kuchta, has practiced at the Genesee Valley Ann Dwyer, DVM, Selected as May “My Vet Matters” Honoree
Press Release
July 6, 2004
Ann Dwyer, DVM, of Scottsville, N.Y., has been chosen as the May honoree of the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) My Vet Matters Contest. Dwyer, nominated by horse owner Maureen Kuchta, has practiced at the Genesee Valley Equine Center for over 20 years. She is a graduate of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and has been an AAEP member since Guidelines for Horse Operations Established
Press Release
July 1, 2004
Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the Rutgers Equine Science Center recently published “Agricultural Management Practices for Commercial Equine Operations.” Considered to be the first comprehensive set of U.S. guidelines for horse operations, the document is available for download at www.rce.rutgers.edu and VS Case Count Climbs in Texas
Press Release
June 24, 2004
Six more premises in Texas have horses with confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS), reports the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). The most recent cases, were confirmed this week through laboratory tests, and include horses on a ranch Equine Emergency Demonstrations and Training Offered
Press Release
June 23, 2004
Hagyard-Davidson-McGee Associates (HDM) veterinary hospital will be offering equine emergency demonstrations to the general public on Aug.14, 2004 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. A more extensive three-day training Penn’s Veterinary School receives Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant of $1.5
Press Release
June 22, 2004
The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine received a Kresge Foundation challenge grant of $1.5 million for its new Teaching and Research Building. To obtain the grant funds, the School must raise $13.9 million by Oct. 1, Kentucky Horse Council Accepting Applications for its 2005 Equine Education Scholarships
Press Release
June 22, 2004
The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the 2005 Equine Education Scholarship program. The KHC is offering five scholarships to its members or children of its members (under 18 years of age) MSU to Hold First Annual Stallion Service Auction
Press Release
June 22, 2004
The Equine Club at Michigan State University’s (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine will be hosting its first annual Stallion Service Auction fundraiser. Stallion services for 2005 could be purchased for half the stallion’s regular stud fee. More Vesicular Stomatitis Confirmed in Texas and New Mexico
Press Release
June 20, 2004
Horses on a total of three sites in Texas and four premises in New Mexico are known to be infected with vesicular stomatitis (VS), a painful blistering disease of livestock such as horses, sheep, swine, and deer. The viral disease appears spontaneously and sporadically in the southwestern United States and is thought to be transmitted by sand flies and black flies. The VS cases this spring ar Virginia Logs Its First 2004 Equine WNV Case
Press Release
June 17, 2004
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced 2004’s first positive case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a horse on May 28. The six-year-old Thoroughbred mare lived on a farm in Culpeper County that had a positive Thoroughbred Charities Awards $1,014,400 in Grants
Press Release
June 17, 2004
Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) approved grants of $1,014,400 for the 2004 fiscal year at an annual board of directors meeting on May 22. The grants have been awarded to 85 equine charities that work with improving the lives of NC State Names New Dean for College of Veterinary Medicine
Press Release
June 7, 2004
Dr. Warwick A. Arden, professor and head of the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois’ College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the new dean of North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Vesicular Stomatitis Confirmed in New Mexico
Press Release
June 4, 2004
On June 4, 2004, the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, IA, confirmed the finding of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in horses at one premises in New Mexico. VS is a viral disease that primarily affects horses, cattle, Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.comSponsored ContentWeekly PollReaders’ Most Popular |
