Making the Most of Microchips
ID numbers should be in a searchable database
While microchips were helpful in reuniting horses with owners after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, it was generally because owners had proof of horses’ microchip numbers. Since 1994,
New Drug Penalty Regulation in Kentucky Expires
A 90-day emergency regulation governing infractions of Kentucky equine medication rules expired Feb. 15 and the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA) reverted back to the old rules that were previously in place.
The new regulation
Platinum Performance Earns an “A” Rating and Quality Seal from NASC
As the result of a recent quality systems audit, the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) has conferred an “A” rating and Quality Seal on Platinum Performance, Inc. The NASC is an industry group dedicated to protecting and enhancing the
Suspected Neurologic Herpes Case in Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine has very strong evidence that a horse treated and euthanatized at the university had the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1), according to a Feb. 14 memo that
AAEP Convention 2005: Preventing Contagious Diseases
“Prevention of contagious diseases is dependent on an effective vaccination program and a carefully developed and strictly enforced management program,” said Steve Conboy, DVM, a Central Kentucky equine practitioner, at the 2005 American
California Horse Racing Board to Require Polytrack Installation at Tracks
California racing associations that operate meets of at least four continuous weeks would be required to install a synthetic racing surface by the end of 2007 or face a loss of dates, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) decided Feb.
Foal Imprinting — Research Review
While horse owners worldwide want a simple answer to the question of whether foal imprinting works or not, it’s hard to give a simple answer to what really isn’t a simple question. This was the message of an imprinting research review presented
AAEP Convention 2005: Recent Progress in Vaccine Development
Four equine vaccines have been developed and approved for West Nile virus (WNV) in the past five years, one of which was the first DNA vaccine for any mammal. The pace of this progress is unheard of in industries that make vaccines for other
AAEP Convention 2005: More Veterinary Students Going Into Equine Medicine
A few years ago the American Association of Equine Parishioners identified a disturbing trend: The number of veterinary graduates pursuing careers in equine medicine was dwindling. Long hours, low pay, and lack of expertise were seen as common
AAEP Convention 2005: Equine Learning Ability
“Until recently, horses have been estimated to have average intelligence at best,” said Evelyn B. Hanggi, MS, PhD, president and, along with Jerry Ingersoll, co-founder of the Equine Research Foundation (ERF) in Aptos, Calif., during her review
AAEP Convention 2005: Racing Forum
What is being done to ensure a level playing field for horses and horsemen? That was a key question discussed at the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Racing Forum on Dec. 3 during the group’s annual convention in Seattle, Wash.
AAEP Convention 2005: How To Repair Incisors
Mandible (lower jaw) and premaxillary (upper jaw) fractures are common equine head injuries, according to David Moll, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, professor of large animal clinical sciences at Oklahoma State University. There are many described
AAEP Convention 2005: Kester News Hour
What’s new and hot in veterinary medicine? What if you could get two of the world’s foremost equine veterinarians to dig through the mountain of research that is published each year and tell you what is really significant for your and your horse
AAEP Convention 2005: Biologic and Therapeutic Agents Forum
The main topics of concern at the American Association of Equine Practitioner’s convention Biologic and Therapeutic Agents Forum were veterinary compounding, judicious use of antibiotics, plasma products, and the ability to update current
Stallion Handling (AAEP 2005)
A stallion handler must be able to focus the stallion’s mind on him, as well as the mare, and make him wait for instructions. This cannot be achieved through fear or abusiveness, but through training basic cues and maneuvers to the stallion before he
AAEP Convention 2005: Dentistry Table Topic
Dentistry continues to be a popular topic of discussion among equine veterinarians; more than 100 attendees lined the walls in standing-room-only fashion during the Dentistry Table Topic session at the 2005 American Association of Equine