Equine Identification in the United States
Equine Disease Quarterly
October 13, 2017
Recent advances in microchip technology have made this procedure the desired identification modality of the future.
Recent advances in microchip technology have made this procedure the desired identification modality of the future.
Mares discharged from the clinic following surgery have an excellent prognosis for survival and producing foals.
The vaccination history for the affected Quarter Horse mare from Kay County is unknown.
Two unvaccinated horses from different farms in Marquette County tested positive for EEE and have been euthanized.
More than 300 horses have been evacuated amid wildfires that have burned more than 117,000 acres.
The unvaccinated yearling Quarter Horse filly is responding to treatment.
An Oswego County horse tested positive for EEE and horses in Cayuga, Erie, and St. Lawrence counties contracted WNV.
After four weeks of resistance band training, horses showed less unwanted vertebral movement along the back.
Of the 413 respondents, 219 (53%) said they have their horses’ shoes pulled for the winter months.
Authorities are investigating after a well-known stallion called Jester was hit by a car and died from his injuries.
Florida horses tested positive for EEE and WNV and a Kentucky horse was euthanized after contracting WNV.
Factors to consider include facility design, rotational grazing, recommended seeding practices, and toxic weeds.
A Cumberland County mare was euthanized due to EEE and a Salem County stallion is recovering from WNV.
Horses in Davidson and Knox counties tested positive for WNV and a Bedford County horse tested positive for EIA.
Researchers say horses can carry EIA’s causative virus for up to two years without a blood test returning positive.
Find out how drylots, small paddocks sacrificed to allow pastures to rest, could help your facility this winter.
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