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Kentucky Public Invited to Attend Farm Policy Conference
Decisions made in Washington D.C. will have a profound effect on the future of Kentucky agriculture. To learn about that impact, the public is being urged to attend a daylong educational conference, 2002 Farm Policy and You.
Flu-Avert Patented; Bound For Canada
Heska received a patent for its equine intranasal influenza vaccine, Flu Avert I.N., on March 15, 2001. The unique vaccine is administered in one dose using a nasal applicator.
The modified live vaccine was introduced in November of 1999,
IN Strangles Vaccine Report
While many practitioners and horse owners have used the Pinnacle IN intranasal strangles vaccine with no problems, there have been some reports of adverse reactions and complications. According to Tom Overbay, DVM, of Fort Dodge Animal Health,
Vaccine Strains Identified?
A study reported in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine said it now is possible to differentiate between the wild type strain of S. equi and the modified live strain used in the intranasal vaccine Pinnacle IN. The researc”P>A study reported in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine said it now is possible to differentiate betwee
Tufts Animal Expo: Futuristic “First” for Health Conferences
More than 4,000 animal health professionals descended on Boston in October for the inaugural Tufts Animal Expo, hosted by the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and a roster of supporting organizations and associations.
Special Report: The Year Of The Strangles
Horse owners have experienced an escalated fight with strangles in 2000-2001. Researchers have long observed that the highly contagious upper respiratory disease is more prevalent in some years than others. Historically, this happens about every
World-Wide Strangles Research
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Disease Hampers Britain’s Horse Movement
Representatives from 27 British equine organizations met in London on March 1 to discuss the potential for spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD), which affects only cloven-hooved animals. The disease was discovered in pigs at a slaughterhouse i
Laminitis Researchers Meet
Current research suggests that laminitis has either metabolic or vascular causes. The First International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot made no apologies for presenting laminitis research in its current state of
FEI Veterinary Meetings
The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) held its annual veterinary meetings in Helsinki, Finland, from Feb. 3-6. The FEI Veterinary Committee has the overall responsibility for the management and surveillance of the veterinary aspects of
New Flu/Herpes Vaccine
On April 5, the USDA granted a license to Calvenza, a combination influenza/rhinopneumonitis vaccine produced by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica. The company says there are several unique facets to this vaccine. First, the initial two doses are
EPM Vaccine
On Dec. 18, 2000, a vaccine to prevent EPM was approved by the USDA. As of Jan. 25, a total of 43 states had approved the use of the EPM vaccine under USDA conditional licensure. The vaccine must be used under the supervision of a
AHSA Names New Executive Director
Lori Rawls recently was appointed executive director of the American Horse Shows Association by Alan F. Balch, the organization’s president. Rawls was chosen with the unanimous recommendation of the AHSA Search Com-mittee and Executive Committee
Health Of Pony Club Horses
Each year, hundreds of thousands of research dollars go toward investigating ways to keep money-earning, highly competitive athletic horses physically sound and at their peak performance. One researcher in Australia has chosen a different type o
Horses Becoming Wimps?
Many Thoroughbred racehorses aren’t as tough today as their yesteryear counterparts, at least in the opinion of Bill Moyer, DVM, a professor and department head at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Moyer was one of
EEE In South Carolina
Encephalitis has plagued the East Coast in 2000, with South Carolina the latest state under attack. South Carolina’s bout with at least nine cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) had horse owners on the defensive this fall.
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