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USDA Cooperates With Texas To Stop Spread Of Rabies
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cooperating with the Texas Department of Health and other state and federal agencies to drop more than 2.7 million vaccine-laced baits to stop the spread of canine rabies in Texas.
USDA Extends Comment Period On Proposed Rule To Allow Horses From Qatar
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reopening and extending the comment period for a proposed rule that would declare Qatar, a small country on the Persian Gulf, free of African horse sickness. This change in disease status
The Down Horse
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Major Public Relations Agency Hired To Develop 5-Year
BSMG, the public relations division of Bozell International, the agency that developed the successful Milk Moustache campaign, has been hired by the Horse Industry Alliance to develop a 5-year Marketing Plan that has an objective of raising $1″P>BSMG, the public relations division of Bozell International, the agency that developed the successful Milk Moustache campaign, has been hi”>BSMG, the public relations division
Kentucky Equine Research Will Host Annual Nutrition Conference
Kentucky Equine Research (KER) will host its ninth annual Equine Nutrition Conference on April 26-27, 1999, in Lexington, Ky.
The conference will feature presentations by world leaders in equine nutrition and exercise physiology,
Answers Sought In Wild Horse Shootings
Police are continuing their search for the shooters of 33 wild horses in Nevada just outside of Reno, Nev. Currently, authorities are X raying carcasses for metal, specifically bullets, and performing ballistics tests.
University Of Pennsylvania To Identify Causes Of Abortion And Pregnancy Wastage In Study
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine received funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for a three year study to identify the causes of abortion and pregnancy wastage in
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Update
Colorado reported one new vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) investigation during the week ending Jan. 8, 1999. This new investigation and one investigation formerly pending were both negative. One formerly positive premises located in
Resolutions
Happy New Year! I guess everyone has made his or her resolutions by now…get in shape, ride even when the weather is bad, take more lessons, save enough money to buy that new trailer you’ve been wanting, be more tolerant of the vocal people of
Run-In Sheds
Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer better quality health for the horse than enclosed barns, says the associate professor of surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee. Run-in sheds have”P>Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer better quality health for the horse than enclosed barns, says the associate professor of surgery, College of Veter”>Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer better quality health for the horse than enclosed barns,”Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer “allas Goble
Botulism Alert!
It was a grim sight. My wife’s handsome young National Show Horse gelding lay writhing on the ground, unable to rise. He appeared to be in the grip of partial paralysis that allowed movement of the front legs, but not the rear. We immediately
Communicating With Your Vet
The ability to communicate well is probably one of the most important skills for success you can develop no matter what you do for a living. It seems, at least in my life, that when something goes wrong (or not as well as I had planned), it
Fetal Development and Foal Growth
Foals born to mares which do not receive proper nourishment during gestation could be born weak.
10 Tips For Winter Hoof Care
Does the sound of sleigh bells set your nerves on edge, anticipating a wreck on the icy patch down the road? Do you dream of the day next spring when you will be able to see your horse below his knees? Do you lie awake at night designing
Wild Horses Shot To Death
On Sunday and Monday, December 27 and 28, twenty-five horses were found shot to death in or near Devil’s Flat valley, Nevada. An additional six horses were found via a helicopter search on Tuesday, December 29. A total of
Aging Facilities Put Vet School On Limited Accreditation
Due to deficiencies in its aging physical facilities, the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine has been assigned limited accreditation status for two years by the American Veterinary Medical
