Latest News – The Horse
Pasture Perfect
Maintaining horses on pasture rather than in stalls has several advantages. Not only does it cut down on barn chores and the amount of bedding your operation will go through, but it provides horses with the chance to exercise themselves at will
Early Embryonic Death
For all horse breeders, it is important to realize that not every mare will give birth to a live foal. Failure of the pregnancy can occur at any stage starting from the fertilization of the oocyte or egg. The oocyte develops in the fluid- filled
Post-Foaling Problems In Mares
Next on the concern list immediately after foaling is the mare. Did she come through the short, but almost violent birthing process unscathed? Or are we facing some post-foaling problems that could compromise her health, her ability to conceive again
Exercise Equipment
Like busy professionals everywhere, horse people often find there just aren’t enough hours in the day. What with stalls to be mucked, arenas to be harrowed, fields to be bush-hogged or mowed, fencing to be repaired, hay to be baled, tack repairs
Deep Digital Flexor Tenotomy As a Treatment for Chronic Laminitis
Deep digital flexor tenotomy is a surgical alternative that transects the deep digital flexor tendon in the mid-cannon bone region. This major tendon runs down the back of the horse’s leg and attaches to the back of the coffin bone.
Update: Clean Bill Of Health For EIA-Positive Mustang Foals
Eleven Mustang foals taken to Oklahoma State University last summer when they tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) now have tested negative. A temporary restraining order filed by the International Society for
EIA Positive Horses Detected In Florida
Five horses located west of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., have tested positive for equine infectious anemia, an infectious disease that can be fatal. All five horses which tested positive for EIA antibodies came from a single premise (farm) that house
OSU College of Vet Med Acquires Gait Force Analyzer To Help Quantify Lameness
Staff members at Oklahoma State University’s Boren Veterinary Medical Hospital collect data from the new gait force analyzer. The technology helps veterinarians assess the degree of lameness in animals.Thanks to a new piece o
1999 Federal Grazing Fee Announced
The grazing fee for Western public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service will be $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) in 1999, which is the same amount charged in 1998. The formula used for
UF Researcher, New Techniques Help Reconstruct Ancient Diets
Out of the mouths of long-dead animals come stories of vanished landscapes, ancient weather and the way the creatures lived and died.
With a unique combination of two scientific techniques,
Colorado Declared VS Free
Three formerly VS positive premises located in Larimer County, Colorado, were released from quarantine during the week ending Jan. 22, 1999. A new investigation in El Paso County, Colorado, was determined to be negative.
New Tests Nab Grain Toxins
New tools to detect mycotoxins that contaminate corn, barley, wheat and other commodities have been developed by an Agricultural Research Service scientist. ARS is USDA’s chief scientific research agency.
Light Shed On Mystery Horse Disease
CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—Australia’s largest scientific research organization) Animal Health scientists have discovered more about the mysterious Hendra disease that killed two human
DNA Kit Now Available For $30
AQHA’s Executive Committee, at its January meeting, reduced the cost for a DNA kit from $40 to $30 per horse. The new price became effective Feb. 1, 1999.
To date, AQHA offers its Members
A New Vaccine For Equine Herpesvirus On The Horizon
Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) is the major cause worldwide of epidemic abortion in mares, along with neonatal deaths in foals, and also cause respiratory illness and nervous system disease. This virus, along with the closely
Ash Fork Update
Since August, 1998, twelve horses and a mule have died in the Ash Fork, Ariz., area after displaying similar symptoms.
