Mosquito-Borne Diseases Found in Florida, Kentucky Horses
Erica Larson
October 10, 2017
Florida horses tested positive for EEE and WNV and a Kentucky horse was euthanized after contracting WNV.
Florida horses tested positive for EEE and WNV and a Kentucky horse was euthanized after contracting WNV.
Factors to consider include facility design, rotational grazing, recommended seeding practices, and toxic weeds.
A Cumberland County mare was euthanized due to EEE and a Salem County stallion is recovering from WNV.
Horses in Davidson and Knox counties tested positive for WNV and a Bedford County horse tested positive for EIA.
Researchers say horses can carry EIA’s causative virus for up to two years without a blood test returning positive.
Find out how drylots, small paddocks sacrificed to allow pastures to rest, could help your facility this winter.
Pharmacological osteoarthritis therapy focuses on preventing or reducing pain and improving joint function.
The program is designed to provide participants with skills necessary to work in or operate an equine breeding facility.
With winter approaching, schedule a dental check-up and nutritional status assessment, especially for older horses.
Researchers recently discovered the first reported mandibular (cheek tooth) hook in a medieval horse.
The alliance was formed to establish standards and practices to promote safety and integrity in horse racing.
Applications will be accepted until Nov. 15 and the scholarship will be awarded on Dec. 1.
Skin diseases and lameness were the most commonly reported ailments, affecting 31.1% and 23.4% of horses, respectively.
The board will meet Oct. 18-19 in Grand Junction to discuss wild horses and burros residing on public lands.
Haptoglobin in peritoneal fluid and SAA in serum and peritoneal fluid and were associated with nonsurvival.
The agency has proposed a wild horse gather in the Onaqui Herd Management Area in Utah.
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