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Officials: Australian Horse Flu Eradication Plan is Working
Continued cooperation from Australian horse owners and horse industry workers in south east Queensland will help ensure that the equine influenza eradication strategy works.
Biosecurity Queensland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Ron Glanville
Georgia Vet School Receives Grant for Rabies Vaccine Research
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine was awarded a grant to develop rabies vaccine.
Horse Owner Receives VaTech Equine Medical Center Service Award
Shelley Duke, owner and manager of Rallywood Farm in Middleburg, Va., has been named the first recipient of the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center’s Distinguished Service Award.
The accolade was established to
Researchers: African Horse Sickness Could Shift North
As the global climate changes gradually, an equine disease that was once limited to sub-Saharan Africa could reach as far north as England in the near future, according to several European animal health networks.
African horse sickness
Trainer Given Yearlong Suspension in Cobra Venom Case
Kentucky racing stewards have suspended trainer Patrick Biancone for one year for numerous violations of the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority’s medication regulations following a hearing Oct. 4. The suspension begins Oct. 15.
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Georgia Officials Returning Confiscated Zebra to Owner
Ziggy the Zebra is going home to the farm, but it took a lawyer and multiple meetings with a judge to spring him from state custody.
His owner, Christian Gray of Bolingbroke, Ga., reached an agreement Thursday with the Georgia Department of
Missouri Large Animal Vet Shortage Prompts Student Loan Program
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s proposed budget for next year will include $500,000 to entice more veterinary students to work with farm animals.
A law enacted earlier this year authorized loans of up to $80,000 each for six veterinary students
What in the World Is Going On with Equine Influenza?
Equine influenza has appeared in Japan for the first time since 1972. The first cases were observed in mid-August, and soon thereafter several hundred clinical cases appeared in multiple training centers. This outbreak prompted the Japan Racing
New Research on PSSM Prevalence, Heritability in Progress
Researchers with the University of Minnesota have identified polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) in 6-12% of overtly healthy Quarter Horses on six farms involved in a new study. They also said the disease could be more common within certain
AHC Supporting Proposed Import Rule Change for Entertainment Horses
The American Horse Council (AHC) has submitted comments supporting the United States Department of Agriculture’s proposed rules to allow horses intended to serve in noncompetitive
More than 60 Scholarships to Attend Laminitis Conference Awarded
More than 60 scholarships to attend the Fourth International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot will be awarded to a variety of students, interns,
New Hampshire Mosquito Pools Positive for EEE
New Hampshire state public health officials have announced that four more mosquito pools have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
The pools were in Brentwood, Fremont, Kingston, and Newton. State officials found infected
Public Forum Set for Sales Integrity Task Force Recommendations
A public forum on preliminary recommendations by the Sales Integrity Task Force to the Kentucky legislature on auction transparency issues will be held at the Keeneland sale pavilion Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. EDT.
The 36-member task force, which
AAEP Healthy Horses Workshop Coming to Florida
The AAEP’s Healthy Horses Workshop, an event designed for non-veterinarians interested in equine health care and featuring leading veterinary experts delivering the latest news and advances in horse health, will be held Saturday, Dec. 1 in
West Nile Virus Presentation Available on TheHorse.com
A free web-based seminar on West Nile virus is now archived and available.
Australia: NSW State Government to Hold Informational Meetings on Influenza
Community information meetings have been rolled out across parts of New South Wales (NSW) directly affected by the outbreak of equine influenza (EI), in order to keep the public fully informed on progress being made to eradicate the highly
