In a question and answer session following her West Nile Virus presentation during the Western Veterinary Conference (held Feb. 15-19 in Las Vegas, Nevada), Eileen Ostlund, DVM, PhD, head of the equine and ovine viruses section at the Diagnostic Virology Laboratory, National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, offered the following answers to the audience’s questions.
Can you
Tarsitis (hock inflammation) is a common problem for Western performance horses since they use their hind ends heavily during events such as reining and cutting. Black believes that a large percentage of high-performance Western performance horses have this problem. He said it is hard to keep these horses in training for futurity events since they are worked so hard.
Stephen H. Bokman, DVM, MS, of Englishtown, N.J., has been chosen as the February honoree of the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) My Vet Matters Contest. Bokman, a racehorse practitioner, was nominated by Ellen Harvey for his volunteer work with the Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) in Freehold, N.J. Eighty-five veterinarians were nominated for the February
“Take an organized approach to elucidate causes of fever of unknown origin in the foal,” said Robert Franklin, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital in Victoria, Australia, during the Western Veterinary Conference held February 15-19 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Normal foal body temperature is up to 102°F, he said, and it can be elevated by infectious and non-infectious factors.
The American Quarter Horse Association Board of Directors voted Tuesday on the recommendations of the AQHA standing committees as approved in the general membership meeting. The following is the final results of the vote regarding hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP) and the white rule.
HYPP
The board voted that foals of 2007 and later tracing to the stallion
Veterinary ophthalmologists at the University of Florida completed their 100th corneal transplant on a horse Jan. 9.
|
Nominations Open for AQHA Equine Public Service Award
Press Release
March 10, 2004
Until May 1, the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) is accepting applications for its Equine Public Service Award. The award recognizes American Quarter Horses that are specifically used in the public service sector, including, but not limited to, police horses, parks and mounted rangers, beach patrol, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, border patrol and sheriff’s posse. The Neonatal Ultrasonography
Christy M. West
March 9, 2004
Using ultrasound to diagnose problems in the horse is not a new concept, but it is not as often used in foals as it is in mares. Rob Franklin, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, of the Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital in Victoria, Australia, discussed ultrasonography of the neonatal foal at the Western Veterinary Conference, held February 15-19 in Las Vegas, Nev. “You can do quite a bit more with Rutgers to Hold One-Day Horse Management Seminar This Weekend
Press Release
March 9, 2004
With the summer show season only months away, recommendations for competition horses and important new information, research, and statistics about the impact of West Nile virus (WNV) on the equine population will be featured at the annual Rutgers Equine Science Center’s Horse Management Seminar on Sunday, March 14, 2004 on the Cook College campus of Rutgers, The State University of New European Buyers Face New Tax on U.S. Imports
Ray Paulick
March 9, 2004
European horse buyers may be subject to an excise tax of at least 5% on horses they purchase and bring home from the United States as a result of trade sanctions imposed against the U.S. on March 1 by the European Union (EU). Horses are included in the list of imported products being taxed, though breeding stock and horses destined for immediate slaughter are exempt. No specifics wer AQHA Statement on HC/HERDA
Press Release
March 8, 2004
The American Quarter Horse Association’s (AQHA) statement regarding hyperelastosis cutis (HC) or hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA): 1. AQHA is aware of the condition known as hereditary equine regional “Pearls of Wisdom” from the Palm Beach Laminitis Symposium
The Horse Staff
March 8, 2004
The key points presented by each speaker during the Second International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot, Nov. 10-11, 2003, were sent to conference attendees by James A. Orsini, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, course director, and follow for your benefit: Gordon Brumbaugh, DVM, PhD Help Needed for Stallion Infertility Research
Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director
March 8, 2004
Bhanu P. Chowdhary, BVSc, AH, MVSc, PhD, associate professor in Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is trying to find molecular causes of stallion infertility and reduced fertility. Chowdhary said, “Our research focuses specifically on genes located on the Y chromosome of the horse. In humans it has been clearly shown that of the around 7% infertile males, at least a Belgian Hit, Killed by Car in Massachusetts
Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director
March 8, 2004
A driver sustained serious injuries when his car struck a 2,000-pound Belgian horse in Westport, Mass., on March 6, according to an article in the online edition of The Herald News, which is based in Fall River, Mass. “The (32-year-old) operator was identified by police as David Costa,” said the article. “Police said the horse had escaped from its corral. After Costa’s gray Ford Escor Merial’s Jack Chellew Receives SRF’s Burke Humanity Award
Press Release
March 5, 2004
Jack Chellew of Merial Pharmaceuticals is the recipient of the second annual Standardbred Retirement Foundation’s Burke Humanity Award. Chellew is Senior Sales Representative in the Equine Group for Merial Pharmaceuticals and has been with Meria Internationally Recognized Veterinarians Join Team at Pfizer Animal Health
Press Release
March 5, 2004
Robert E. Holland, Jr., DVM, PhD has joined Pfizer Animal Health’s Equine division as Senior Technical Service Veterinarian. Pfizer has also recently added renowned practitioner Jay Donecker, VMD, MS, Dipl. ABVP, to its equine veterinary staff a Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.comWeekly PollCreate a free account with TheHorse.com! |
