Latest News – The Horse
Vote in the Ivercare — Because You Care Award Program
Nearly 31,000 online votes were received from the public in the semifinals of the Ivercare–Because You Care award program sponsored by Farnam Horse Products. Earlier this year, more than 100 organizations and individuals were nominated for the award program, which was initiated by Farnam to recognize nonprofit organizations and individuals that strive to improve the health and welfare of
Large Animal Rescue Video Deemed a Success
An organization has sought to remedy the problem of large animals being dragged, strangled, drowned, or dropped during attempted rescues due to improper training of emergency responders for lage animal rescues.. USRider has produced a video to
New President for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Board of Directors recently named Terence Collier president of the organization at its most recent meeting. Collier, best known in the horse racing industry as the director of marketing and the sales
EEE Confirmed in New Jersey Horse
New Jersey officials announced last week that the state’s first equine case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) since 2000 had been detected. The 8-year-old Thoroughbred in Mays Landing, Atlantic County, was euthanized Aug. 7.
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PHF in Oklahoma
The death of at least one Oklahoma horse has been definitively linked to Potomac horse fever (PHF), a disease rarely found in the state, and two of her stablemates likely died of the same illness. The horse manager at the farm with the confirmed
New WNV Antibody Treatment Explained
West Nile Virus Antibody is a prescription product, administered intravenously by a licensed veterinarian. It is an antiserum product that increases the antibody level in the circulatory system. This enhances an animal’s ability to neutralize virus present in the blood.
The Tapeworm Life Cycle
The most significant single difference between the tapeworm and most other parasite life cycles is that the tapeworm life cycle involves an intermediate host–the forage (or oribatid) mite. This mite is highly prevalent in equine environments, being found in hay, straw, and grass in densities of up to 20,000/m2. It ingests tapeworm eggs that are passed in the horse’s feces and
Purchase, Design, and Management of the Farm
So you want to have your own horse farm. Should you build or buy? Hire a real estate agent or go out looking on your own? What about once you’ve acquired a facility–how do you manage the soil, fencing, employees, security, and manure? Four individuals versed in purchase, design, and management of horse farms shared their knowledge about establishing and getting the most out of your equine
Melanomas: Gray Horses vs. Solid-Colored Horses
A recent Austrian study has shown that melanomas in gray horses are less malignant than those found in solid-colored horses characterized by early metastases (cancer that started from cancer cells from another part of the body). Researchers believe this might be because gray horses have specific genetic factors that inhibit the metastatic processes. Additionally, the researchers found that th
West Nile Virus Antibody Product Receives Conditional License
The USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a conditional license to Novartis Animal Vaccines, Inc., for the manufacture and distribution of West Nile Virus Antibody, Equine Origin, for treatment of disease caused by West Nile virus (WNV).
Typically, antibody products are very specific and mimic the activity of naturally occurring molecules used by the body’s immune
Seabiscuit Star Stevens Released from Hospital; Sidelined for a Month
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, who miraculously escaped serious injury after being thrown by Storming Home a stride from the wire in the Arlington Million on Saturday, was released from Northwest Community Hospital yesterday in good condition around 10:30 a.m. Stevens asked Seabiscuit author, Laura Hillenbrand to update his condition to clear up some inaccuracies and let
Canadian Horse Killers Going to Jail
According to CBC Alberta, three teenagers who shot at four horses in northeastern Alberta will be incarcerated and have to pay hefty fines for the crime.
Three of the horses died from their wounds. The 17-year-old boys had earlier pleaded guilty to “willfully killing or injuring the horses, mischief, and a number of firearms-related charges.” The boys initially faced 67 charges. They
U.K. Gelding Wounded in Knife Attack
The hindquarters of a 15-year-old gelding in Devon, United Kingdom, were slashed in a suspected knife attack, according to Horse and Hound online (HHO).
“He has been cut twice, probably by a long knife, leaving a gash 6 in. long and 4 in. deep on his right hindquarter plus another minor injury.”
The once-placid gelding has turned into a “jumpy wreck” according to his owner,
2003 West Nile Virus Updates
The West Nile virus (WNV) 2003 season is well underway. Reports of equine cases are steadily rolling in from states where the virus has been detected before, and veterinary and public health officials in those states that haven’t experienced cases in the past four years are likely readying for their first detection of WNV. The USDA reported Aug. 11 that 309 equine cases of West Nile virus
High-Tech Horse Raising
Tracking the growth of young horses is going high-tech with a computer program called Gro-Trac. Developed by Kentucky Equine Research (KER), the program allows breeders to compare the growth rates of horses on their farms to others of the same age and sex on farms in various states and countries.
By using a database of growth records created by KER over the past 10 years, farm manager
EEE in Wisconsin: Officials Say to Take Precautions
Eastern equine encephalitis has struck again in northwest Wisconsin, two years after a major outbreak that killed at least 42 horses (see article #2852), prompting the acting state veterinarian to urge horse owners again to vaccinate and re-vaccinate their animals.
Tests at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the National Veterinary Services Laboratory showed that an
