Reported rabies cases in North Carolina in 2006 increased 13.5% over the previous year, state public health officials said Wednesday, while urging pet owners to have their animals vaccinated.
“As the new year starts, now is the time to chec
The California Horse Racing Board, under fire for its drug enforcement policies, would dramatically change penalties for many violations and repeat offenses under recommendations passed on to the full commission by its medication committee Jan.
Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner who had been making steady progress on his road to recovery from an injured right hind leg and a bout of laminitis, suffered a “significant setback” Tuesday night at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton
A new regional network, www.MichiganHorseSports.com, will cover area professionals and amateurs in various horse sports, address state and county political issues, introduce
Three horses at the University of Connecticut have been confirmed positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) and are showing neurologic signs. Several exposed horses are showing respiratory signs.
The university’s 72-horse herd is currently
In response to the recent EHV-1 virus outbreak in Florida, and in the best interest of horses, USEF members and competition organizers, the USEF has approved the implementation of precautionary health restrictions for entry into show ground
Barbaro has suffered a significant setback in his recovery from laminitis, with damaged tissue removed from the Kentucky Derby winner’s left hind hoof.
Barbaro was being treated aggressively for his discomfort and is in stable condition,
Just how smart is a horse, anyway? While much research has been done on horses, hardly any has been on “horse smarts,” or equine intelligence. Fascinating discoveries will be showcased with the airing of an episode of “The Horse Show” with
The University of Connecticut, working with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, has quarantined its 72-horse herd due to an outbreak of equine herpesvirus infection.
Equine herpesvirus (EHV), or equine rhinopneumonitis, is passed
Snow storms, wildfires, and droughts in the Western United States have created a dire situation for stranded farm animals and hungry horses in the region. By making over $55,000 in donations, The Humane Society of the United States hopes to
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro had a foot cast applied to his left hind foot on Jan. 3, 2007, by Scott Morrison, DVM, head of the equine podiatry service at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. “This cast was applied with the goal of
Kentucky performs fewer drug tests on racehorses and has fewer positive results than most other states, the state auditor said in a report released on Monday.
Auditor Crit Luallen said the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority needs to enforce
A Kansas couple who vowed decades ago to repay the University of Missouri’s veterinary school for kind treatment of their injured dog have made their largest gift yet to the institution.
Tom and Betty Scott, of Mission Hills, Kan., have
Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) announced Jan. 8 that it provided funding to 167 equine programs in 69 counties during 2006 totaling $135,682.
According to KEEP, the local funding program was created as part of its “grassroots
Diagnostics based on serological analysis have long been a complex task for veterinarians and diagnosticians alike. Serologic testing is frequently chosen, owing to the ease of blood sample collection and handling when compared to the alternativ
A 3-year-old mare was found dead in her pasture in St. Augustine, Ill., on Dec. 26, according to The Register-Mail, a Central Illinois
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