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Smarty Jones Makes the Move to Kentucky

Smarty Jones moved into his new Kentucky home at Three Chimneys Farm on Monday morning.

The Pennsylvania-bred winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness left his home state Saturday for Three Chimneys Farm in Midway,

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Vesicular Stomatitis Continues Northward Drift

Worst Could be Over for Texas

Animal health officials say that the vesicular stomatitis (VS) outbreak in Texas appears to be winding down as of mid-August, but more than 150 infected animals have been detected in Texas, New Mexico,

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West Nile Virus Found in Oregon Bird

Oregon has become the last of the continental United States to be affected by West Nile virus (WNV). Malheur County officials and the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed Aug. 13 that a dead crow found in Vale (in the east central

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Michigan’s First 2004 Equine WNV Case

A Clinton County horse has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), the first of the year, veterinary officials with the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) today confirmed (Aug. 13, 2005).
Laboratory tests conducted in early August at the Michigan State University Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in the unvaccinated horse

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BET Warning Letter

November 17, 2003

WARNING LETTER

CIN-04-18828

Robert H. Douglas, Ph.D.

BET Pharm LLC

1222 Richmond Road

Lexington, KY 40502

Dear Dr. Douglas:

During an inspection of your facility at 1517 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40503 on June 30, July 1-3, 7, 8, 24, 28, 30 and August 1 and 6, 2003, our investigators observed serious

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BET Pharm Raid Update

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending that horse owners and veterinarians who have products from BET Pharm, LLC, in Lexington, Ky., not use the products. “The owner should be consulting with their veterinarian to make a decision whether to use what they have on hand,” said Gloria Dunnavan, Director of the Division of Compliance in the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine in

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Bob Costas & Katie Couric Co-Host NBC’s Opening Ceremony Coverage Friday at 8 P.M. ET/PT

THE OLYMPICS RETURN TO GREECE FRIDAY ON NBC WITH THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2004 ATHENS GAMES

THE OLYMPICS RETURN TO GREECE FRIDA

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Costas and Couric Lead NBC’s coverage of Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony at 8 PM ET/PT Friday

Telecast Includes Feature on Athens’ Readiness & Security

NBC ATHENS PRESS OFFICE: 011 30 210 00 49288

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Anthrax in Texas

Anthrax had killed a cow, a kudu (a type of antelope), and a whitetail deer in Texas as of Aug. 10. Laboratory results confirmed the disease in the animals, which lived on three premises in Uvalde and Val Verde Counties in Southwest

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Millionaire Dollar Bill Euthanized

Gary and Mary West’s millionaire grade II winner Dollar Bill, who proved popular enough to warrant his own web site, was euthanized Aug. 3 after foundering. He suffered from ankle problems during his racing career and had been a patient at Rood

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