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A measure that allows individuals who are not licensed veterinarians to float horses’ teeth if they meet state certification requirements took another step toward becoming law on April 8 when the Oklahoma House of Representatives approved the state Senate’s final amended version of the bill.

Originally, HB 3202 would also have amended the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act t

The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) announced on Monday the awarding of a $200,000 grant–to be distributed over the next two years–to the San Diego Equine Safety Net Coalition for support of San Diego County’s abandoned and neglected horses.

The application of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to veterinary medicine has revolutionized the way diagnosticians detect infectious agents and genetic markers of non-infectious disease. Confusion frequently encircles this technology due to its novelty and complexity. This article will briefly review the underlying basis of PCR, describe interpretation of results, and discuss its ben

Weanling foals that come down with equine proliferative enteropathy (EPE) will recover if they are treated properly, so owners should look for this emerging disease in sick foals, said Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, associate professor at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine.

Signs of disease include lethargy, weight loss, fever, loose stool,

Odysseus, who finished last under Rajiv Maragh as the 5-1 co-third choice in the April 10 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, has a bone chip in his left front knee according to owner Satish Sanan.

“It’s a bit unusual, it’s rare to have a chip in the back of the knee,” Sanan said. “He must have hyperextended himself in the race.”

Odysseus, whom Sanan p

The Kids Zone is an exciting interactive area designed for fun and education for all ages. This special area is anchored by the EquiMania Education Centre from the University of Guelph in Canada. Children and adults alike will be able to participate in such educational activities as braiding a horse’s tail and digging for bones.

The owners of the 21 polo ponies that died at the U.S Open Polo Championships last year in Wellington, Fla., are seeking more than $4 million in damages from Franck’s Pharmacy, the Ocala-based company that mixed the fatal concoction given to the horses.

One year after the death of Kentucky Derby Winner Alysheba, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., will unveil a memorial statue at his grave.

Pyrantel pamoate and ivermectin paste formulations appear to be effective against the equine pinworm Oxyuris equi despite allegations that resistance was developing, reports Craig R. Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD, president of East Tennessee Clinical Research Inc., in Rockwood, Tenn.

Vandell Ellis Snow, DVM, a prominent veterinarian and horse farm owner from Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County, has died in a plane crash near San Diego.

   

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office said the 58-year-old Snow crashed April 8 while practicing for an acrobatic flying contest at the Borrego Springs Airport, which is south of Palm Springs, Ca

Martin Furr, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVIM, of Leesburg, Va., professor of medicine in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) at Virginia Tech, was reappointed as the Adelaide C. Riggs Chair in Equine Medicine by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

The Adelaide C. Riggs Chair in Equine Medicine was established in 1994 to recognize and reward an outsta