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Endurance Riding: A Humane Use of the Equine Athlete
The growing interest in endurance riding has encouraged participants with different levels of prior horse experience to become involved with the sport. However, if equine athletes are asked to perform over distances for which they have not been appro
VS Update As Of 10/16/98
Colorado reported eight new investigations during the week ending October 16, 1998, of which three were VSV positive premises. Two of these premises were located in Larimer County and one in Weld County. Five formerly VSV
A New Theory About Equine Foot Physiology
A Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine researcher has pieced together a new picture of equine foot physiology that suggests vascular systems in horse hooves function in much the same way that air- or
Clues To Horse Extinction Point To Grass, Climate Change
What caused the extinction of many equine species and other mammals 6 million years ago?
Louisiana Veterinarians Put On Alert For EEE
Veterinarians in southwest Louisiana have been advised to stay on the lookout for Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis in horses (EEE). The Louisiana State Health Department has put veterinarians in this part of state on alert
EIA Reservoir Implications
Charles Issel, DVM, PhD, spoke about the implications of reservoirs of Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) at a seminar hosted by the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, Ky. Issel began by stating
EIA Positive Horses Found In Germany
Nine horses tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) antibodies in the Augsburg area of Bavaria, Germany, with one of the horses showing clinical signs of the disease, according to Dr. Hofherr of Germany’s Ministry
New System For Testing Lung Disease In Horses Developed
Dr. Andrew Hoffman, the director of the Issam M. Fares Equine Sports Medicine Program and an Assistant Professor of Large Animal Medicine at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in North Grafton, Mass., has long bee
Ex-Racehorses Make The Difference For At-Risk Youth In Texas
All of us are familiar with the use of horses in police work. Mounted patrols are a familiar sight on the streets and in the green spaces of our major cities. But horses are also used to prevent crime before it can reach the
Veterinarian’s Input On Olympics Horse Events Has Had Global Impact
The 1996 Summer Olympics may be over, but a success story involving veterinary medicine and horses that went virtually unnoticed then has had a lasting impact.
Despite the heat and humidity
Out On A Limb: Young Burro Receives Artificial Leg At Colorado State
A five-month-old burro named Primrose got a leg up on life in the form of a prosthetic hind limb at Colorado State University recently, and her owner, a professional storyteller, put a happy ending on a sad tale.
USDA To Test Animal Health Emergency Management System
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will conduct a test exercise this fiscal year of its Regional Emergency Animal Disease Eradication Organization (READEO) system.
VS Update As Of 10/09/98
Colorado reported nine new investigations during the week ending October 9, 1998, of which five were VSV positive premises. In addition, four previous investigations were reported VSV positive premises. These nine premises
USDA Revises User Fees For Veterinary Diagnostic Services
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is revising the user fees charged for certain veterinary diagnostic services.
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New Jersey EEE Update
Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) is a virus that is spread by mosquitoes and causes “sleeping sickness” in horses. It has been confirmed in nine N.J. horses on eight premises as of Oct. 1, according to New Jersey’s
EIA Testing Of Wild Free-Roaming Horses
Every year, the majority of new cases of equine infectious anemia (EIA) is found in the same states where EIA has been diagnosed with the highest frequency since testing was initiated in the early 1970s. Thus, an untested
