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Vaccine Lab Implicated as Source of FMD Outbreak
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is so highly contagious–and such a threat to farm economies–that the United States won’t allow researchers to work with the virus on the mainland. But in Britain, a lab making Foot and Mouth vaccines was located
Study: Blood Test More Accurate than Fecal Analysis for Detecting Equine Tapeworms
Researchers identified higher serum antibody levels against the equine tapeworm, Anoplocephala perfoliata, in horses with colic compared to horses without colic in a study conducted by Maarten Boswinkel DVM, Specialist KNMvD Equine
Maryland Available Hay Listed on Department of Ag. Web site
With rainfall shortages in Maryland wreaking havoc on pastures and hay fields, Maryland livestock producers and horse owners are already exhausting hay supplies that would normally feed their animals through the winter.
The Maryland
Yearlong Countdown to Olympic Games Begins
The yearlong countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games was officially kicked off in host city Beijing with a ceremony at Tiananmen Square. More than 10,000 people attended the event, according to a statement released on the Games’ official <
USDA: Horses from CEM Countries Could be Allowed as Temporary Imports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has proposed to amend its regulations so that horses to be used for noncompetitive entertainment from countries affected with
1982 Kentucky Derby Winner Gato Del Sol Dead
Gato Del Sol, who won the 1982 Kentucky Derby as a homebred for Arthur B. Hancock III and Leone J. Peters, was euthanatized Aug. 7 at Hancock’s Stone Farm near Paris, Ky. The 28-year-old pensioned stallion was foaled and raised at Stone.
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Some U.K. Bridleways Closed Due to Foot and Mouth Disease
Footpaths and bridleways in the area surrounding a farm where cattle infected with foot and mouth disease were located will be closed, the British Horse Society (BHS) announced earlier today.
In the past week, veterinary authorities
Para-Equestrian Discipline Manager Selected for WEG 2010
The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. has announced Lloyd Landkamer, of Hamel, Minn., will be the Para-Equestrian Discipline Manager for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Landkamer becomes one of nine managers
Managing Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
At the 2006 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, Dr. Sharon Spier spoke about HYPP.
Foot and Mouth Disease Confirmed on Second U.K. Site, International Movement of Racehorses Affected
The U.K.’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) announced today that foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed on another cattle farm near Surrey. The slaughter of these cattle began yesterday, based on
Appeals Court Rejects “Sally Hemings” Name for Filly
A federal appeals court ruled Aug. 7 that a filly can’t be named “Sally Hemings” after Thomas Jefferson’s most famous slave and reputed lover.
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, ruled that The Jockey Club can legally
Two Horses, Driver Killed After Truck Veers into Pasture
A driver and two horses died Monday when a dump truck veered off a road and into a barnyard, the Oregon State Police said.
Gene Hilby, 59, of Otis, Ore., was driving a dump truck loaded with dirt east on Highway 101. According to a witness,
BHS Warning Owners of Companion-only Horses of Potential for Future Sale
The British Horse Society (BHS) has warned horse owners to be wary when responding to advertisements seeking companion horses, following an increase in the number of reports of such animals being sold to new homes after placement.
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Olympic Equestrian Karen O’Connor to Appear on NBC’s Today Show
Karen O’Connor, two-time Olympic medalist will appear on the Today Show in New York City on August 8.
Riding the amazing pony, Theodore O’Connor, the three-day event rider recently bested a field of talented horses and riders to lead the U.S.
Eight Inducted into Racing Hall of Fame
Eight legendary figures from the Thoroughbred industry were inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Aug. 6, as University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino gave the keynote address at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion
Fetotomy: A Viable Option for Resolving Dystocia Caused by Nonviable Foals
Fetotomy (the vaginal removal from a mare of a dead fetus in two or more pieces) is a viable option for resolving severe dystocia (difficult birth), with better mare survival rates than those cases involving Cesarean section, according to
