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University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

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CEM Study: Antibiotic-Treated Semen Can Reduce Transmission Risk

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment July 19, 2009

Researchers at the Gluck Equine Research Center will publish a study this fall on contagious equine metritis (CEM), a sexually transmitted disease in horses. Stallions are asymptomatic carriers of Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative agent of CEM, while mares may develop signs of an endometritis/cervicitis/vaginitis following exposure to an infection with this bacterium.

Old Horse Immune Function: Is Gene Length Key?

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment July 16, 2009

Is it possible genes that become shorter as horses age could be the key to how well that animal’s immune system works?

Dr. Thomas Tobin Receives National Industry Service Award

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment July 14, 2009

University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center’s Thomas Tobin, MRCVS, PhD, Dipl. ABT, was named co-recipient of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) 2008 Industry Service Award at its annual meeting July 3 in Shepherdstown, W. Va.

MRLS: Eastern Tent Caterpillar Numbers Up

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment March 25, 2009

Eastern tent caterpillars have begun hatching in Central Kentucky–and their population numbers are trending up.

University of Kentucky Pasture Monitoring Interim Report–Comparison of 2002 and 2003

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment May 29, 2003

The University of Kentucky mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) pasture monitoring program has been evaluating certain pasture parameters weekly since March 1, 2003. A comparison of 2002 and 2003 values for some pasture parameters and a brief interpretation follows.