The new feature within the ICE BlackBox app allows users to create a short video record of suspected animal cruelty incidents, as well as to establish GPS coordinates of the alleged crime.
One vet recommends taking these preparation steps to help reduce the impact of an outbreak.
I have a 17-year-old that has a fractured navicular bone that has calcified. I have seen magnetic bell boots available on the market and was wondering if these would help with the pain. Is there any type of treatment or surgery that can repair this?
Officials at a Lexington, Kentucky, equine drug-testing laboratory blamed recent long delays in processing samples on a spike of nearly 100 times the number of usual suspicious results this year compared with 2013.
Starting in 2015, trainers convicted of some medication violations will not be able to transfer horses to assistant trainers or other employees to race in the Breeders’ Cup.
The BLM will gather approximately 120 excess wild horses from in and around the Triple B and Silver King herd management areas.
Researchers say the more affordable technique could lead to more horses being genotyped and a better understanding of diseases and disease processes.
Fowler’s main research focus involves investigating what affects horses’ phosphorus excretion.
In the past two decades the field of equine genomics has exploded, leading to the discovery of genetic variants for coat colors, gene mutations responsible for a variety of health conditions (such as equine viral arteritis, EVA), and more.
The programs are open to vets, owners, and managers or anyone interested in equine reproduction and management.
Speakers for the American Farrier’s Association (AFA) conference include some top farriers and several noted veterinarians.
Changes will include adding hay storage shelters, constructing a roof over the trimming chute area; installing wind screens, placing protective shelters in the sick pens, replacing worn or damaged corral panels, and more.
The laboratory recently earned ISO 17025 accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation Competition Animal Drug Testing Laboratory Accreditation Program.
A group of wild horse advocates is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit asking the Bureau of Land Management to remove excess horses from public and private land in Utah.
David Horohov, PhD, will serve as interim director for the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center and Jenny Evans as interim executive director of the Gluck Equine Research Foundation.
The studies address clinical problems, such as lameness, husbandry, tack-related wounds, gastric ulceration, parasite infestation, and the risks associated with the meat and milk of the working equid in the human diet.
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