Latest News – The Horse
USDA Extends Some Animal-Origin Health Certificates
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has amended regulations pertaining to animal exports. In a rule that became effective April 1, accredited veterinarians can allow origin health certificates for animals intended for export
Partnership Allows Online Equine Science Certification
The Equine Research Centre (ERC) and the University of Guelph Office of Open Learning will offer Canada’s first online Equine Science Certificate Program. This certificate is a partnership between the ERC, the Office of Open Learning at the
Supplemental Work
The threat of a supplement crackdown motivated a group of 25 manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and distributors to join with the National Animal Supplement Counsel (NASC) on April 3-4 to hammer out a proposed Compliance Plus program. This
Change to Texas EIA Regulations
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) recently enacted a new regulation that requires equids to have had a negative blood test for equine infectious anemia (EIA) within the previous 12 months if the animals are kept within 200 yards of equid
Advisory Issued Following Weather Forecast
Weather forecasts for the evening of April 24 in Central Kentucky have prompted University of Kentucky scientists to advise farm owners to temporarily restrict horses from eating pasture grass. The advisory is because of mare reproductive loss
Medication, Regulatory Matters on Front Burner
While the Thoroughbred industry makes an aggressive push toward unification on the issue of drug testing and medication, two organizations involved in the regulation of racing–the Association of Racing Commissioners
Australia Looks at Repositories for Some Auctions
A repository for X rays will be set up for at least some of Australia’s major yearling sales well ahead of the 2003 auctions. Following the imbroglio that engulfed the recent Australian Easter sale, the setting up of an X ray bank for the main
Next Racehorce Medication Meeting Set for May 1
Racing leaders who convened last December in Tucson for the industry’s first-ever Racehorse Medication Summit will hold a second meeting on Wed., May 1 at the Executive Inn in Louisville, Ky.
Discussion will focus on the implementation
West Nile Virus 2001 Report Released, Map Online for 2002 Cases
Cases of equine West Nile virus (WNV) infection have been reported in Florida, and a bird has tested positive in Louisiana. Keep up with the spread of WNV in 2002 with our WNV map of cases.
Current Map of West Nile Virus Infection in
Mycotoxin Binders Not Labeled Legally
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the claims made by some feed products that they contain mycotoxin binders is illegal. In Kentucky last year, many feeds and supplements were touted as having mycotoxin binders in the face of mare
Foal Hyperbaric Chamber Studies Commence
Studies examining the effects of hyperbaric oxygen on dummy foals and those with septic joints have begun.
Foal Reduction Slows, But Percentage Still High
The rate of reduction in foal losses in Kentucky is slowing, but it is still staggering. The latest figures from The Jockey Club show 32.4 percent less foals dropped in Kentucky this year through April 3 compared with a year ago. In an earlier
Rare White Thoroughbred Born in Kentucky
Patchen Beauty, the rare white Thoroughbred mare who garnered a lot of attention when she competed on the Kentucky circuit in the mid-1990s, produced a white colt on April 5 at Warren Rosenthal’s Patchen Wilkes Farm near Lexington,
California EEE Case Investigation Complete
Final results have been released from a study that investigated the only case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) ever documented in California. The infected Quarter Horse yearling died in the spring of 2000 (See Article Quick Find
Fructan Possible Key to Laminitis
At sufficient doses, the fructan induces digestive upset and will cause an uncontrolled activation of MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases; these enzymes are thought to be a factor in laminar degradation), triggering laminitis.
Health Officials Tracking West Nile Virus
Health officials charting the spread of West Nile virus across the United States project that Texas and at least up to the Rocky Mountains will be affected by the virus in 2002, said Dr. Kristen Bernard, assistant director of the Arbovirus”P>Health officials charting the spread of West Nile virus across the United States project that Texas and at least up to the Rocky Mountains will”>Health officials charting the spread of West Nil
