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Australia Flu; Horse Movement Banned in New South Wales
Following the confirmation of equine influenza in horses stabled at Centennial Park in the centre of Sydney, the New South Wales (NSW) Minister for Agriculture has issued an order to cancel all horse events and ban all horse movements in NSW. Th
Australian Equine Flu: Virus Spreading
It’s Sunday morning, Aug. 26, in Australia, and the news isn’t good.
Horse movement throughout the country has been halted; Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing has been cancelled until Tuesday, perhaps longer, except in the Northern
Australia: Stiff Penalties for Moving Horses
The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries announced today (Aug. 25) that stiff penalties have been imposed on people illegally moving horses during the current quarantine due to equine influenza in New South Wales, Australia. Th
Laminitis: New Study on Sugar and Starch as a Cause
A breakthrough in laminitis research by a team of scientists at University of Queensland, Australia, and colleagues, was published in August 2007 The Veterinary Journal. The study explains an important link in sugar and starches as
West Virginia Horse Trainer Pleads No Contest to Animal Abuse
A veteran horse trainer in Jefferson County, W.Va., has pleaded no contest to one count of animal cruelty.
Dennis Danley, 54, also agreed to give up his horses and stay out of the breeding business for at least five
Equine Influenza Halts Aussie Racing
Racetracks across Australia were all but shut down Saturday, the country’s richest horse race is in doubt and losses could total more than a billion dollars after an outbreak of equine influenza.
The highly contagious equine virus was
Emergency Planning Workbook (Courtesy of EquineU.com)
The horse emergency planning kit includes steps to take before a disaster strikes. With sections for horse owners to write in their own information and step-by-step instructions, the workbook is an invaluable guide to handling emergency situations.
Group Calling for Vet Exam of Allegedly Neglected Lipizzaners
An animal rights group Friday called for an international team of vets to examine dozens of famed Lipizzaner horses it says face starvation while Serbia and Croatia argue over their ownership.
The Belgrade-based “Freedom for Animals” group
University of Findlay Horses Fine Following Flood
The horses used in the University of Findlay’s equestrian studies program stayed high and dry during flooding that submerged much of the town, according to David W. Duncan, business manager at the James L. Child Jr. Equestrian Complex.
The
Tufts School of Vet Medicine Hosting Open House Sept. 8
The Tufts Cumming School of Veterinary Medicine will be hosting an open house Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in North Grafton, Mass.
Visitors are invited to walk through the facilities for small and large animals, as well as visit with the
Toxic Weed Hoary Alyssum Found in Drought-Affected Pastures
The 2007 growing season’s drought conditions are causing challenges for anyone who handles plants or animals. Horse owners are no exception, and to a list of concerns including a shortage of hay and lack of pasture growth they need to add
Tennessee Offering Cost Share Program for Hay Storage Buildings
Despite drought conditions that have devastated pastures and hay production in Tennessee, demand by farmers is strong for cost share assistance to build hay storage structures, according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.
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University of Guelph Researchers Investigating Racehorse Heart Rates
Exactly how fast is the heart rate of a racehorse as it flies around the track?
For the first time ever, two University of Guelph researchers will be able to answer this question as part of a study aimed at recording the maximum heart rate
EEE Threat Hits Humans in New Hampshire
After a Newton, N.H., resident was hospitalized and diagnosed with Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), city officials said spraying to kill mosquitoes (which transmit the virus) began yesterday (Aug. 22), according to an article on
Understanding Influenza
What is flu? “It’s a hit-and-run disease,” said Tom Chambers, PhD, who heads The OIE international influenza reference laboratory at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington. “When it hits, it causes big problems,
Kentucky Drug Council Supports Regulation of Steroids
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council supports the regulation of anabolic steroids in horses at racetracks and auctions in the state, but requested further explanation of withdrawal times and other testing-related issues in the model rule
