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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
International Disease Report Second Quarter 2007
This is an excerpt from Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents.
The International Collating Centre, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the
University of California Examines Cost of Producing Organic Alfalfa Hay
A new study exploring the cost of establishing and producing organic alfalfa hay is now available from the University of California Cooperative Extension.
The analysis is based upon hypothetical farm operations using practices
Southern Utah Horse Shot Nearly 50 Times
Sherriff’s deputies in Washington County, Utah, are looking for the person who shot a pastured horse last weekend, the Desert Morning News reported.
Jockey Suspended Five Years for Possessing Horse Stimulator
Jockey Roman Chapa recently began serving a five-year suspension issued by the New Mexico Racing Commission after he was found to be in possession of an electrical device. Chapa had appealed the ruling to district court, which on Sept. 11 upheld
Laminitis Research, Management Covered at Veterinary Seminar
A crowd of equine veterinarians and researchers filled a conference room to capacity to hear the latest on laminitis research and management, presented by Jim Belknap, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, of The Ohio State University (OSU), and Jorge Gomez
