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Britain’s Foot and Mouth Disease Crisis Easing, EU Says
The foot and mouth disease crisis in Britain is easing, the European Union (EU) said Tuesday, adding that its veterinary experts will evaluate measures taken to contain the outbreak of the disease later this week.
The EU banned British
Wild Horse and Burro Adoption to be Held in South Carolina
The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold a special wild horse and burro adoption at Clemson University’s T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena in Clemson, S.C.
There will be about 80 horses and a few
UC Davis: Gene Mutation Turned WNV into Killer Disease among Crows
A gene mutation that appears to be responsible for changing relatively mild forms of the West Nile virus into a highly virulent and deadly disease in American crows has been identified by a team of scientists led by a researcher at the Universit
Integrity Called Most Pressing Issue in Thoroughbred Industry
Representatives of the horse industry claim integrity issues have never been more important, and the results of soon-to-be-released research could indicate where the betting public stands on the matter.
During the Aug. 19 Jockey Club Round
South Texas Prepares for More Flooding
Texas braced for the possibility of flooding from Hurricane Dean after the storm plowed into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula early today as the most intense hurricane to hit land in almost two decades.
Forecasters say Dean’s outer bands could bring
Texas Prepares for Effects of Hurricane Dean
Officials opened emergency operations centers, moved inmates to prisons deeper inland and passed out sandbags along portions of the Texas coast as Hurricane Dean barreled toward the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Dean was several days
Scientific Review Reports Pros and Cons of Equine Herbal Supplements
According to a recent scientific review, there is only limited evidence supporting the administration of herbal supplements in horses, despite their widespread use in the industry. Further, adverse events associated with herbal supplementation
Human Case of EEE Reported in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) today reported the first human case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in the state this year.
According to a statement released by the department, the Newton resident
Jockey Club Projecting 2008 Thoroughbred Foal Crop of 37,500
The Jockey Club is projecting a 2008 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 37,500–equivalent to the forecast for the 2007 registered foal crop announced at this time last year.
The foal crop projection is computed by
USDA Distributing Oral Rabies Vaccine in New York, Pennsylvania
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will distribute oral rabies vaccine baits in August to prevent the spread of raccoon rabies in portions of southwestern New
