Latest News – The Horse
Palli Named Chair of UK Department of Entomology
Reddy Palli, PhD, assumed his new role July 1 and will also serve as the state entomologist.
Working Equids: The Impact of Infectious Disease
Despite the enormous positive impact of these horses and donkeys, their health isn’t always a top priority for owners.
McClure is Iowa’s First Specialist in Sports Medicine, Rehab
Scott McClure, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, ACVSMR, is an equine veterinarian at Iowa State’s Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center.
UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Carleigh Fedorka
Fedorka’s research could, in the future, allow breeders to modulate post-breeding endometrial inflammation in mares.
Slobbers in Horses
Slobbers often results from horses ingesting a compound (slaframine) produced by a fungus on legumes such as clover.
Tennessee Walking Horse Trainer Indicted for Alleged Assault
Jamie B. Lawrence is accused of using his truck to assault a woman demonstrating at a Tennessee Walking Horse show.
First Colorado Horse of 2015 Infected with WNV
Officials say a horse in Boulder County has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus (WNV).
Bills Would Put States in Charge of Wild Horses, Burros
The legislation would place the herds under the jurisdiction of the states and Native American tribes that request it.
Additional WNV, EEE Cases Reported in Texas Horses
A south Texas horse tested positive for WNV while the EEE cases were found in the eastern part of the state.
New Mexico Racing Commission Suspends Clenbuterol Use
The commission suspended clenbuterol use in Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds racing that state though July 2016.
UK Strongly Represented at the ESS Symposium
The symposium featured research on equine nutrition, exercise physiology, reproduction, management, and more.
California’s Wragg Wildfire Forces Horse Evacuations
More than 20 horses were evacuated and more are expected to follow in the wake of the fire in Napa and Solano counties.
Queensland Reports First Equine Hendra Case of 2015
Testing confirmed that a horse residing in the Atherton Tablelands died from the virus earlier this week.
Advanced Grazing School to Focus on Warm-Season Annuals
The topics on the agenda are related to pasture renovation and establishment and summer and fall grazing options.
Economic Impacts of Vesicular Stomatitis Outbreaks
The economic impacts of 2014 vesicular stomatitis outbreak were felt within the equine industry at multiple levels.
Another Horse Found Butchered in South Florida
A 3-year-old filly was found butchered in a Hiaheah pasture on July 22.
