University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
August 17, 2004
One of the worst possible nightmares for a horse owner is to see the glow of a barn fire in the night sky. The real tragedy of most barn fires is that they probably could have been prevented with a few precautionary
Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director
August 17, 2004
Olympic veterinarians have been hard at work at the Olympic equestrian compound monitoring the health and welfare of the several hundred equine competitors that are either already competing or waiting for their discipline of specialty in the
Britain, France and Germany Lead in Team Standings
ATHENS, Greece – Aug. 9, 2004 – The United States Eventing Team has its work cut out for it tomorrow and Wednesday since Great Britain, France, and Germany grabbed the lead in
Under conditions much more windy and cool than Saturday’s heat wave and temperatures soaring over 100 degrees, American eventers began their bid for an Olympic medal during Day I of the two-day dressage phase at Athens’ beautiful new equestrian
Animal health officials say that the vesicular stomatitis (VS) outbreak in Texas appears to be winding down as of mid-August, but more than 150 infected animals have been detected in Texas, New Mexico,
Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director
August 16, 2004
Oregon has become the last of the continental United States to be affected by West Nile virus (WNV). Malheur County officials and the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed Aug. 13 that a dead crow found in Vale (in the east central
A Clinton County horse has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), the first of the year, veterinary officials with the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) today confirmed (Aug. 13, 2005). Laboratory tests conducted in early August at the Michigan State University Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in the unvaccinated horse
During an inspection of your facility at 1517 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40503 on June 30, July 1-3, 7, 8, 24, 28, 30 and August 1 and 6, 2003, our investigators observed serious
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending that horse owners and veterinarians who have products from BET Pharm, LLC, in Lexington, Ky., not use the products. “The owner should be consulting with their veterinarian to make a decision whether to use what they have on hand,” said Gloria Dunnavan, Director of the Division of Compliance in the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine in
