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UMaine Professor Reveals Racetrack Defects

A biomechanical engineer at the University of Maine is working to make the nation’s racetracks safer for the Thoroughbred horses that run on them.


Professor Michael “Mick” Peterson’s tools are radar and a robotic metal hoof that mimics a

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Awakening the Dormant Dragon: The Neurological Form of EHV-1

Recently, a number of racetracks, private veterinary clinics, and university teaching hospitals outside of California were shut down to limit the spread of the neurological form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) infection.

California had at

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22 Horses Seized From Farm, Woman Charged

Authorities seized 22 horses from a southwest Iowa farm and have cited the owner with 22 counts of animal neglect.

The horses were removed from Amanda Boyle’s farm on Monday after officials with the Harrison County sheriff’s office received a

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Director Named for New York Animal Disease Testing Lab

The interim director of the Plum Island Laboratory has been named to the run the federal animal disease testing center permanently.

Dr. Lawrence Barrett, a veterinarian who has served since October as interim director at the U.S. Department of

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The Genetics of Champagne Coloring


The champagne gene is a dominant dilution gene, first documented in 1996 by Philip Sponenberg, DVM, PhD, of Virginia Tech and Ann Bowling, PhD, of UC Davis. Prior to this the champagne gene was often misidentified. Many champagnes were

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Horse Barns at Iowa State University Get a Facelift

Improvements are underway at the main horse barns on the Iowa State University campus. The barns, located at the corner of Pammel and Stange on the north side of campus, are well known by current and former students.

Two wings of the main barn

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‘Belmont Bash’ to Benefit Grayson-Jockey Club

The Belmont Bash, hosted by the New York Racing Association and The Jockey Club, will be held June 8 at the historic Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. The Bash once again will benefit the Grayson-Jockey Club

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Injury KO’s Great Hunter From Belmont Stakes

Paul Reddam’s Great Hunter, who finished 13th in the Kentucky Derby will miss the June 9 Belmont Stakes after suffering a chipped ankle in his right front leg, trainer Doug O’Neill said Saturday.

“He’ll be out of commission for a few months,”

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Illinois Governor Signs Anti-Slaughter Legislation

The state with the nation’s last operating horse slaughterhouse has made it illegal to kill the animals for human consumption.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said May 24 he was proud to sign the law, calling it “past time to stop slaughtering

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Animal Liberation Front Arsonists Sentenced to 12 Years

A federal judge Thursday sentenced Animal Liberation Front arsonist Kevin Tubbs to prison for more than 12 years, rejecting arguments that he was a minor player just trying to save animals and protect the earth.

U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken

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