The Eastern Cape of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of African horse sickness. According to a report on iol.co.za, 15 cases of African horse sickness have been reported in the last six weeks, with 11 horses dead.
African horse sickness is a vector-transmitted viral
Mineral oil, a traditional equine laxative, clears sand from the equine intestine more effectively when used in conjunction with psyllium, according to new research from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, in Austria. These results are
Before the start of the summer travel season, it is critically important for horse owners to perform basic yet essential maintenance on their trailers.This will be time well spent because it will ensure that their trailers will be in optimal
Areas of New South Wales, Australia, formerly considered to be “hot spots” for equine influenza were given a clean bill of health Feb. 8, according to Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald.
“Exhaustive testing has failed to identify
The president of the nation’s largest veterinary association appeared before a Congressional subcommittee Feb. 7 and urged the United States Department of Agriculture to implement a long-standing but dormant program that would help address a
Six stables in Delaware were today released from equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) quarantine, according to a statement released by the State Veterinarian Sara Busch, DVM, and the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
Agriculture officials
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be held in 2009 at Santa Anita Park, the California racetrack that will serve as this year’s host. It marks the first time the event will be held at the same host site two years in a row.
The
A George Washington filly born at the Irish National Stud Feb. 4 is likely to be the deceased Coolmore stallion?s only offspring.
Rumors circulating in the aftermath of th
Watch the Feb. 7 edition of the Ryder Report.
The report includes coverage of a series of studies investigating the long-term
Faculty members of Utah State University, along with several undergraduate students, recently completed and published a paper entitled “The State of the Horse Industry Since the Closing of
As the United States Equestrian Federation?s (USEF) membership base continues to grow and the equestrian community relies more on information from the USEF, a focus on customer service becomes increasingly important. To address this need, the USEF
TheHorse.com presented a Webinar with a live question and answer session on Understanding Equine Influenza.
The United Stated Dressage Federation (USDF) and the National Walking Horse Association (NWHA) will be cooperating in an effort to educate Walking Horse owners about dressage and provide information about educational opportunities for both
University of Florida veterinary ophthalmologist Dennis Brooks, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVO, presented the prestigious Sir Frederick Smith Memorial Lecture in Warwickshire, England, kicking off the annual meeting of the British Equine Veterinary
A state program to bring hay bales from as far away to Canada to North Carolina is helping cattle and horse farmers during the prolonged drought, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said Tuesday.
“We may be rounding the curve as far as a
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Executive Committee approved the use of Equioxx (firocoxib) effective Jan. 1, 2008, giving competitors across the country another option for relieving equine osteoarthritis pain and inflammation.
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