No decision has been made about the fate of a horse near Proserpine, which appears to have recovered after contracting Hendra virus.
Biosecurity Queensland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Ron Glanville BSc, BVSc, MVS, said initial tests revealed
Heavy rains have killed at least 50 horses at a Mexico City equestrian club and the 71-year-old watchman who tried to save them, officials said Tuesday.
A Monday night storm sent mud and floodwaters spilling through the La Barranca horse
The Florida State Veterinarian’s Office is continuing to investigate the equine piroplasmosis (EP) case in Manatee County. While Tropical Storm Fay delayed some investigation efforts,
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted unanimously Aug. 25 to ban the use of anabolic steroids in racehorses, and the rules could be in place the first week of September should Gov. Steve Beshear sign an emergency regulation as expected.
The fourth annual Equine Sensory Training Clinic will be held Oct. 19 and 20, 2008, at the Kentucky Horse Park’s indoor arena.
The clinicians include officers from the Lexington Mounted Police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and a
Due to last year’s drought and recent dry conditions in parts of Minnesota, the state’s Extension service is again warning horse owners that hoary alyssum could become a problem for their animals. Hoary alyssum is a perennial weed
According to an Aug. 25 statement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DOACS), a horse on a second property has tested positive for equine piroplasmosis.
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner
One year after equine influenza was first reported in New South Wales, Australia, Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald said Aug. 24 that the state’s horse industry is back on track.
“Exactly one year ago today our horse industries’
Each spring it’s the same scenario: your horse comes out of winter overweight and out of shape. You spent the previous year riding, training, showing, and your horse enjoyed plenty of exercise while out to pasture. But after a few cold months of
Oklahoma researchers interested in limiting equine herpesvirus (EHV) disease outbreaks have established specific dosing recommendations for the antiviral agent valacyclovir. The drug appears to be effective in preventing or minimizing clinical
A movie based on the life of Temple Grandin, PhD, who has long been a proponent of humane horse and livestock handling, might finally be moving forward, according to a report in the
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) isn’t likely to make a decision regarding the use of euthanasia in wild horse herd management until the end of the year, a spokesman said. The euthanasia option decision was originally
The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in the past 16 years, a new study found.
States such as
The Missouri health department says one of the horses shown at the state fair has died from rabies.
The horse was noticed to be sick Aug. 17 and died two days later. It was shown in the Saddlebred Show and stabled in Barn C.
Rescuers got two for the price of one in the rescue of a pair of horses trapped in a deep, narrow ditch in Miami-Dade County in Florida. A report on wtvynews4.com said
There have been calls for an inquiry about the recent hendra outbreak in Australia that has resulted in the death of five horses and one human, according to an article on news.com.au.
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