Latest News – The Horse
Probiotics
Horse management practices have drawn from many sources, but the link between an increasingly popular system for improving digestion in the horse and turn of the century Bulgarian peasants is perhaps one of the most exotic. Shortly before World
Alternative and Complementary Veterinary Medicine
Guidelines For Alternative And Complementary Veterinary Medicine
(Approved by AVMA House of Delegates, 1996)
Preamble
Veterinary medicine, like all professions, is
The Farm’s First-Aid Kit
Most horse owners equip their barns, stables, and trailers with an equine first-aid kit. However, most of these kits are either overstocked or inadequately maintained. Outdated drugs, contaminated ointments, and irritating medications can do mor
What Can Your Veterinarian Do for Parasite Control?
In-feed wormer? Pastes? Stomach tube? Field rotation?
With a myriad of choices, designing a worming program for your horse can prove quite cumbersome. Unfortunately, the increased availability of commercial
Males as Athletes
In a crowd of geldings, his presence is conspicuous. The stallion that competes in sport adds extra energy to every step. His distinctive bearing attracts the eye, and he truly displays the look of eagles. Horsemen debate the pros and cons
Uterine Cysts
The equine uterus, in a manner of speaking, could be compared to a house. When a house is snug and solid with no broken windows, holes in the roof, drafts, or plugged drains, it is a comfortable place in which to live. If, however, there are
The Equine Foot — Form and Function
There is an adage that is as old as the modern-day horse. It goes something like this: No foot, no horse. My late father, who could pick out a minute leg or foot unsoundness at a glance, used to lecture his young son about the importance of good
A Breed Apart: Cooled and Frozen Semen
The shipping of cooled and frozen semen has opened the door to a wide variety of breeding opportunities for horse owners, providing, of course, that their breed organization permits artificial insemination (AI) with shipped semen. A mare in New
Translator Will Assist Ky. Farm Workers and Managers
Daniel D. Stewart, III, of The Stewart Group, Auctioneers and Farm Brokers Int’l in Lexington, Ky., has announced the appointment of Carole Fernandez, of New York, N.Y., to work with Bluegrass area horse farm managers and owners in
New MRLS Theory Suggested
The examination of mycotoxins, wild cherry trees, molds, cyanide, odd climatic conditions, and unusually heavy caterpillar infestation has led to one more possible theory to how mare reproductive loss syndrome was triggered this
Equine Cases of West Nile Virus Infection, Jan. 1-Oct. 1, 2001
There have been 137 cases of clinical West Nile virus (WNV) infection detected in horses from 11 States.
The horses are from:
- 1 county in Alabama: Dale (Ozark, 2);
- 2 counties in Connecticut:
West Nile Virus Identified in Missouri Birds
West Nile virus (WNV) has been identified in five American crows from the St. Louis area. The U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, notified the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Oct. 5 that
West Nile Virus in Arkansas
The Arkansas Department of Health and the Livestock and Poultry Commission have reported that one dead Blue Jay in Union County has tested positive at the USGS National Wildlife Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin for West Nile virus
West Nile Virus Found in NC Crows, Horses
North Carolina’s State Public Health Laboratory reported Oct. 9 that West Nile virus (WNV) has been found in two horses in the state. The infected horses were in Hyde County and Camden County (and are not confirmed at
Geldings and Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA)
Is it possible for a gelding to have equine viral arteritis?
Problems With Blue Eyes?
Could a horse with two blue eyes have vision problems?
