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FDA Recommended Seizure on Illegal Horse Drugs Carried Out by United States Marshals Under Court Order
At the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a seizure warrant on Aug. 11, 2004, for various illegally compounded drug products for use in horses found at BET Pharm
NBC Olympics Viewing Marathon Postponed Due to Hurricane Charley and Tropical Storm Bonnie
Universal Orlando Contest Temporarily Postponed, Rescheduled to Begin Sunday at 7 p.m. ET
Competitors Standing By at Universal Orlando Resort to Break Guinness World Record for TV Watching Marathon During NBC’s 24-Hour Olympic
Costas and Couric Lead NBC’s coverage of Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony at 8 PM ET/PT Friday
Telecast Includes Feature on Athens’ Readiness & Security
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Read MoreUSDA to Compensate for Brucellosis-Infected Sheep, Goats, and Horses
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently amended its brucellosis regulations in an effort to encourage livestock owners to cooperate with the agency’s brucellosis eradication program, thus reducing the likelihood of
Anthrax in Texas
Anthrax had killed a cow, a kudu (a type of antelope), and a whitetail deer in Texas as of Aug. 10. Laboratory results confirmed the disease in the animals, which lived on three premises in Uvalde and Val Verde Counties in Southwest
Millionaire Dollar Bill Euthanized
Gary and Mary West’s millionaire grade II winner Dollar Bill, who proved popular enough to warrant his own web site, was euthanized Aug. 3 after foundering. He suffered from ankle problems during his racing career and had been a patient at Rood
Survey: Horse Industry Thriving in Minnesota
The horse industry in Minnesota has grown rapidly in the last five years. In a recent economical assessment, Brian Buhr, an economist with the University of Minnesota Extension Service, estimated that Minnesota’s horse industry generates nearly
New Bolton’s Widener Hospital Open for Appointments
Penn’s George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals reopened on Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, for scheduled appointments for equine patients. We have to limit the cases right now because we only have one of the hospital’s barns available, said Bruce”enn’s George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals reopened on Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, for scheduled appointme
Advisory: Daily Distribution Schedule of NBC Athens 2004 Communications Information
ATHENS, Greece -Aug. 9, 2004-Following is a preliminary daily schedule of the releases and media advisories NBC’s Olympic communications team will be distributing from the 2004 Summer Games in Athens:
MRLS in Washington State?
While there has been speculation that several cases of mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) happened in Washington state during the spring of 2003, the number of accessions to the state’s diagnostic lab doesn’t uphold that theory. Charles
West Nile Virus and EEE Detected in Maryland Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes collected in two separate areas of Prince George’s County are the first in Maryland this year to test positive for West Nile virus (WNV) and for Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE). In the first instance, mosquitoes collected on
NBC Provides Tools to Help Viewers Navigate 24-Hour-a-Day Athens Olympic Coverage
From Interactive Listings on NBCOlympics.com to On-Screen Cross Promotion, Viewers Have a Roadmap to the Athens Games on the Networks of NBC
HorseTV Media Group, LLC Announces Exclusive Agreement for Olympic Video Distribution
Houston, TX–HorseTV Media Group, LLC announced today that an exclusive agreement has been reached between its affiliated company, Equestrian Vision, and NBC for the U.S. video distribution rights to the equestrian events of the 2004 Olympics in
Thoroughbred Charities of America Appoints Executive Director
Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) has appointed Liz Harris of Midway, Ky., as its executive director. Harris has served on the TCA board for eight years. Among other fund-raising activities, she recently was on the campaign
New Drug Tried for Equine Heart Fibrillations
Veterinarians at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine believe they’re the first to use an oral drug to resolve a chronic case of atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeats) in a horse.
Motion Filed in Federal Court to Exhume Saddlebred
A motion was filed on Aug. 2 for a court order to exhume the body of the sabotaged American Saddlebred Wild Eyed and Wicked from its burial site on Double D Ranch in Versailles, Ky. Lawyers on behalf of Sally and Joe Jackson filed the motion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in Lexington.
Wicked and four other Saddlebreds were injected with a toxic
