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Herpesvirus: University of Connecticut Quarantine Lifted
Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) quarantines in Connecticut have been lifted. The virus affected an equine hospital and the herd at the University of Connecticut (UConn).
On Dec. 24, 2006, a horse at Fairfield Equine Associates in
Derby Winner Real Quiet Recovering from Abscesses
Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet is recuperating at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center following treatment for abscesses in both hind feet. The 12-year-old son of Quiet American was taken there Feb. 19 after showing signs of
Research Fund to Support Three New WCVM Projects
The Heather Ryan and L. David Dub? Veterinary Health and Research Fund has awarded $410,000 for three cutting-edge research investigations of equine endotoxemia, neonatal Rhodococcus equi pneumonia and genetic ocular disorders a
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MSU Vet Students Experience Draft Horse Driving
Animal Science 141 is more about the warm gloves than the notebooks, more about remembering to bring a hat than a pen.
We’re talking draft-horse driving, and a Michigan State University class last month hitched students with horses in an
ASPCA to Mark 141st Anniversary with Day of Special Events
This April, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) will mark 141 years since its founding as the first animal welfare organization in the Western Hemisphere–and as such, April is deemed Prevention of Cruelty to
Questions Arise at Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation as Board Members Leave
Several members have recently left the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation?s board of directors, exits that parallel allegations that leadership dissension and financial struggles are plaguing the non-profit organization.
It is believed a
Report: HBO Planning Barbaro Documentary
HBO Sports, in an effort to increase its stature within and outside the company, is planning to announce soon the production of a documentary about Barbaro, the deceased winner of the 2006 Kentucky Derby.
According to Broadcasting
Animal Identification Group Deactivates
A nonprofit organization established to compile a national identification database for livestock, including horses, was rendered “inactive” in January–just one year after its founding–because it was ahead of its time, said a spokesperson for
PETA Submits Letter Regarding Georgia Neglect Case
A representative of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent a letter to Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Scott Ballard today (March 5) regarding the animal cruelty case in which two Pike County, Ga., residents have been
Herpesvirus: Sixth Virginia Horse Positive
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced March 2 that a horse from a second farm in Loudoun County tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). This is the sixth horse from Virginia to test positive.
LSU Veterinary Medicine Hosting Animals in Art Exhibition
The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s 20th Annual International Exhibition on Animals in Art will be on display at the school from March 24 through April 22.
Judge and Juror for this year’s event is Natalie Mault, curatorial
Animal Agriculture Meeting: Biofuels, Food-Borne Illness to be Featured
Two speakers will open and close the Annual Meeting of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) in Sacramento, Calif., at the Hyatt Regency, April 2-5 with presentations on biofuels and food-borne illness.
Bill Jones,
Not Guilty Plea Entered in Montana Horse Starvation Case
A Columbia Falls, Mont., woman pleaded not guilty to felony charges of aggravated animal cruelty for the starvation deaths of six horses and severe malnourishment of two others.
Tina Pickton, 32, was arrested Feb. 8 after Flathead
Delaware Park Honors Barbaro With Stakes Race
Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner who died earlier this year, will be honored with a stakes race in his name at Delaware Park.
Delaware Park’s Chief Operating Officer Bill Fasy announced Thursday that the track has officially
