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The Respiratory System (Book Excerpt)
The respiratory system’s main goal is to transfer oxygen from the air we breathe to the red blood cells where the oxygen will be transported throughout the body and be available for all organs and tissues.
Cuts Made at the Animal Health Trust
Researchers’ departure “a bitter pill to swallow”
In November 2005, The Horse reported on studies underway at the Animal Health Trust’s Centre for Equine Studies based in Newmarket in the United Kingdom (Helping Horses
FSIS Establishes Fee-For-Service Program For Horsemeat
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced an interim final rule establishing a voluntary fee-for-service program under which establishments that slaughter horses can continue to receive
Maryland Trainers Holding Their Breath
For more than a week, Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) chief operating officer Lou Raffetto said he could “see the light at the end of the tunnel” regarding the ongoing battle with equine herpesvirus.
There was some light Feb. 3, when Laurel
Kansas Barn Fire Kills 43 Horses
A Feb. 5 fire in a barn at Eureka Downs in Eureka, Kan., killed 43 horses and remained under investigation as of Feb. 6, officials said.
Both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses, most of which were 2-year-olds in training, were killed.
Hoof Care For Your Horses
The horse’s leg below the fetlock joint is similar to the human finger; the long pastern bone, short pastern bone, and coffin bone are comparable to the three segments of a human finger. The hoof wall is made of the same material as our
Cornell Researcher Warns About Herpesvirus
Klaus Osterrieder, DVM, DVM Habilitation (German equivalent to a PhD), an associate professor of virology at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., studies equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1). He shared his views with The Horse on recent
Hold Order at Additional Maryland Training Center
The Maryland Department of Agriculture placed an initial “Investigational Animal Hold Order” on Barn 1 at the Bowie Training Center in Bowie, Md., this afternoon (Feb. 1) after a horse showed clinical signs of neurologic equine herpesvirus type-
Veterinarian Suggests Owners Implement EHV-1 Preventive Measures
In light of the current equine herpesvirus type-1 neurologic outbreaks, Rob Holland, DVM, senior veterinarian at Pfizer Animal Health, has suggested that owners take steps to prevent EHV-1 infection in their horses.
“Other than
Equine Program Receives Heroes for Horses Award
The faculty, staff and students of the Equine Health Studies Program (EHSP) of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine (LSU-SVM) were recently nationally recognized for their efforts in assisting horses and horse owners
Book Excerpt: Planning and Preparing for the Big Adventure
Once you have committed to a pack trip, the preparation begins, even though it might be a year away. First of all, you must decide where you are going and obtain all possible information about the area.
Why Veterinarians Get Kicked
It comes as no surprise that a Swiss study of kick injuries to veterinarians found that the risk of injury to veterinarians treating horses is highest when performing painful procedures on the horse. In the study, Sabina Jaeggin, assistant at th
California Owner Charged with Cruelty
On Jan. 13, prosecutors filed criminal charges against a northwestern California owner of 35 horses seized by animal control officials in December 2005. The bony, malnourished horses ranged from weanlings to geriatrics.
Mendocino County
Microchips Not Mandated in Racehorses
Putting microchips in racehorses for identification purposes will remain secondary to standard ID procedures such as tattooing and DNA testing, according to a panel of industry experts at The Syamposium on Racing and Gaming held Dec. 6-8, 2005,
MRLS Update
“We can prevent mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) as we experienced in 2001 and 2002 by keeping horses away from caterpillars,” said Bruce Webb, PhD, a University of Kentucky (UK) researcher who has been studying the condition that
Plant Causes Complaints
On Nov. 29, the Kaufman, Texas Board of Adjustments moved a step closer to closing Dallas Crown Inc., one of two horse meat processing plants in Texas, because many residents consider it a nuisance to the community. The board voted 4 to 0 to
