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California Foreign Vet Bill Fails
To the relief of many practitioners and to the dismay of others, a California bill did not pass in August that would have drastically changed veterinary medicine in the state. California Assembly Bill 2842 would have allowed graduates of any
ERC President Resigns
Andrew Clarke, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS, President of the Equine Research Centre (ERC) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, returned to his alma mater, the University of Melbourne in Australia, as Chair of Equine Studies. Ken Armstrong, DVM, took over the reins
Model Horse Sales Help Research
Sales of a small scale horse are benefiting large horses everywhere. Beckie Kearns, the 1998 Quarter Horse Congress Queen, chose equine research as her charity after Pressed For Change, the horse for which this Peter Stone Original is made,”P>Sales of a small scale horse are benefiting large horses everywhere. Beck
New Education Building For Penn
The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, which is widely respected for its New Bolton Center research hospital for large animals, soon will be equipped even better. The school will receive a grant of $18 million from
Australian Research Helps Horse Owners: New Projects Down Under
The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) of Australia recently reported two projects that will be funded through 2001. One will evaluate the economics of the horse industry, and the other will look at safety.
When Your Horse Thinks He’s a Termite…
Is chewing pressure-treated wood (the green-tinged wood) dangerous for horses?
Phenylbutazone (Bute) Longevity
How many days phenylbutazone (Bute) can stay in a horse’s system?
Frazer Joins Editorial Advisory Board
The Horse magazine is proud to have a large group of people serve on our Editorial Advisory Board. They volunteer their time and expertise to ensure that the information contained in these pages is accurate and beneficial to our readers.
Flu Avert in Canada
Heska Corporation announced Sept. 24 that it has received approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to sell Flu Avert I.N., an intranasal influenza vaccine, in Canada. Heska has granted Novartis Animal Health Canada, Inc., exclusive
EEE Detected in Minnesota
Minnesota recently had its first encounter with Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) when the disease was confirmed in two horses in separate areas of the state. One horse was from Blue Earth County in southern Minnesota, and the other was from
The Impact of West Nile Virus
Before the late summer of 1999, most veterinarians in the United States could not have told you much about West Nile virus (WNV). Most regulatory veterinarians, like myself, only knew that WNV didn’t exist in the Western Hemisphere, and it wasn’
Breeding Horses With Genetic Disorders
One reader wants to know more about the genetics linked to PSSM in order to make informed breeding decisions.
Reproductive Loss Survey Confirms Some Beliefs; Belies Others
Results from the survey of 133 farms in Central Kentucky regarding the early fetal loss and late-term abortions that occurred this spring substantiated some of the preliminary ideas held by researchers and veterinarians. The survey also put to
Behind the Reproductive Loss Survey Numbers
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Ohio Searches for Reasons Behind Its Spring Losses
The same survey questions used to look at risk factors in mares with late-gestation and early fetal losses in Central Kentucky are being used to investigate the outbreak in Southeastern Ohio.
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Critter Control
Appreciating wildlife is fine, and horse people generally are wildlife lovers. However, when nature’s creatures take up residence in your barns, sheds, or fields, they can bring disease and destruction. It’s imperative to the health of humans,
