The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is designed to provide the capacity to rapidly identify all animals and premises (sites) that have had direct contact with a disease.
HorseRacing TV will feature a daily update on the condition of Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner who was injured in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT.
“Like the rest
On May 22 the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act, H.R. 3858, which requires state and local emergency management agencies to make plan
Wear Insect Repellant, Eliminate Standing Water to keep Mosquitoes Away
Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) has approved grants of $1,750,000 to 136 non-profits, representing equine rescue/retraining, backstretch/jockey,
Horse Owners Reminded to Take Precautions
A stable vice is an undesirable behavior shown by horses that are stall bound but also in pastures or small paddocks.
An upcoming Ohio conference is aimed at helping public health officials earlier detect and recognize emerging diseases in animal populations that could affect humans. The June 16 meeting, “Public Health Surveillance Using a One-Medicine
“Barbaro is doing very well. He’s actually better today than he was even yesterday, and he was pretty good yesterday,” Dean Richardson DVM, Dipl. ACVS, reported in a Tuesday morning news briefing at the University of Pennsylvania’s New
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) made the following announcement this morning:
Dear Equestrian Community,
We know there are hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions
The day before Preakness Stakes (gr. I) 131, Barbaro arrived at Pimlico by van to a hero’s welcome, as a gauntlet of photographers, cameramen, and writers greeted racing’s newest superstar. Barbaro stared out the van window at the large throng
Industry associations have joined the thousands of racing fans rallying around Barbaro, who was pulled up in the May 20 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) and underwent surgery on his right hind leg the following day.
The story has gotten regular play
“He’s pretty agile,” said Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, referring to his well known patient, Barbaro, whose fractured leg he repaired on Sunday afternoon. “He’s done
Nearly $30,000 pledged to launch Center for Equine Business Studies
Visit our sister publication, bloodhorse.com, to view a slide show of Derby winner Barbaro’s recovery from fracture surgery.
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today (May 22) announced to America and its neighbors throughout the north Atlantic region that a
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