Latest News – The Horse
Kentucky Farm-Level Equine Receipts Increase in 2011
After declining for three straight years, Kentucky farm-level equine receipts increased in 2011.
Understanding Equine Eyelid Disorders
Equine eyelid disorders are common in horses and many can have favorable outcomes with treatment.
Event will Raise Funds for Off-Track Horses
A show and sale will raise awareness for the opportunities available for off-track Thoroughbreds.
UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Daniel Hestad
Hestad studied how endophyte-infected tall fescue seed ingestion would affect nonpregnant mares.
Study: Choosing Sex of Future Foals Could be Possible
Breeders might soon be able to use sex-sorted stallion semen to pick the sex of their future foals.
Equine Piroplasmosis: Therapeutics and Immunity
Robert Mealey, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, of Washington State University shares his team’s research on equine piroplasmosis, a tick-borne disease caused by a parasitic protozoan.
UK Ag Receives More than $500,000 to Help Beginning Farmers
The money will fund a training program for beginning farmers and those who are considering careers in farming.
Lawsuit Seeks Compensation for Reproductive Lab Fire
A Colorado woman is seeking $1 million to compensate for losses from the CSU Equine Reproductive Lab fire.
EEE Detected in Cleburne County, Ala., Horse
At least one equine EEE case has been confirmed in Heflin, Ala.
More than 30 Horses Seized in Washington State
More than 30 horses were removed from filthy conditions at a Pierce County breeding farm.
Report: Deficiencies Had Role in N.Y. Racehorse Deaths
A spate of fatal breakdowns was primarily the result of structural deficiencies in rules and regulations.
S. vulgaris, Selective Deworming Association Studied
Recent study results showed that the presence of Strongylus vulgaris, the most pathogenic equine parasite, was significantly associated with the time elapsed since the most recent deworming.
Fall Armyworm Captures Hit All-Time High
Fall armyworms should not affect horses’ health or be confused with the Eastern tent caterpillar.
EMS, PPID Focus of Second Equine Endocrinology Summit
Endocrinology researchers met to discuss equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) and equine Cushing’s disease (PPID).
eyeD to Provide Equine Identification at APHA World Show
Participating horses will receive a courtesy scan from eyeD at the identification station throughout the show.
N.Y. Officials Encourage Equine EEE, WNV Vaccinations
Two EEE cases and one WNV case have been confirmed in New York horses this year.
