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Survey Gives Insights on Danish Dewormer Restrictions

A survey of Danish veterinarians revealed that legislation making equine dewormers available by prescription only resulted in veterinarians being more involved in parasite control, with most horses treated less often.

Enacted in 1999 to slo

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Another Good Week for Barbaro

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro had another good week, and continues to please veterinarians with his progress. “He is doing very, very well,” said Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery. “His appetite and vital signs continue to be

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Kentucky’s WNV Case Count Rises to 15

The Office of the State Veterinarian in Kentucky reported an additional equine case of West Nile virus (WNV) today. This brings the total for 2006 to 15 cases.


The 3-year-old Quarter Horse gelding in Webster County began showing signs o

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Guelph Researchers Working on New Vaccine

Canadian researchers are working to develop a more effective vaccine for Rhodococcus equi that they hope will protect foals as young as three weeks of age from the harmful bacterium.


Rhodococcus equi lives in the soil

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Two Companies Join AAEP Educational Partners Program

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) today announced the addition of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. and Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as Educational Partners. The Educational Partners program is a group of ten corporations dedicate

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Guelph Researchers Working on New R. Equi Vaccine

Canadian researchers are working to develop a more effective vaccine for Rhodococcus equi that they hope will protect foals as young as three weeks of age from the harmful bacterium.

Rhodococcus equi lives in the soil and it can travel to, and multiply within, the foal’s lungs, causing a deadly pneumonia if it is not caught and treated early. The mortality rate of

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Clues to Blue Eyes

Now that the foal has safely made its way into the world, the breeder starts inventorying exactly what she has in front of her: a colt. Strong Quarter Horse body. Three small white socks and a broad blaze down the center of his face. One blue eye.

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Bad to the Bone

While bone infections don’t automatically end with euthanasia, they can be difficult to treat.

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EIA Not Spread in Virginia

After two horses tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) on June 28 in Pulaski County, Va., 19 other horses within a one-mile radius were tested and confirmed negative for the disease, according to Elaine Lidholm, director of

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