New African Horse Sickness Recognition Regulations Adopted
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
June 19, 2012
Countries can now request a recognition status for African horse sickness from the OIE.
Countries can now request a recognition status for African horse sickness from the OIE.
The 9th International Conference on Equine Infectious Diseases will take place Oct. 21-26, 2012 in Kentucky.
Freezing or inhibiting fecal samples from diarrheic foals and horses allows scientists to detect C. perfringens in the samples for at least five weeks, upping the chances of diagnosis.
Consider using fecal egg counts and fecal egg count reduction tests in a sustainable parasite control program.
Dale Brown, DVM, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, will deliver the lecture on diseases in young horses.
One case of EHV-1 was confirmed at a Douglas County farm in May. The affected horse was euthanized.
The BLM is seeking bids for new long-term pasture facilities to house 800 to 2,000 wild horses and burros.
A Kentucky man is facing charges after the horse trailer he was driving collapsed in Tennessee last week.
His owners elected euthanasia after the colt began showing laminitis signs in one of his uninjured legs.
Farm owners can take steps to minimize the introduction and spread of infectious equine diseases.
Feeding draft horses, miniature horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys requires special some considerations.
Services available include lameness evaluation and treatment, reproduction, diagnostic imaging, and more.
Regulatory veterinarians implemented new protocol after an increase in the number of racing injuries in May.
One study showed bacteria on stallions’ external genitalia do not appear to affect stallion or mare fertility.
Using the LP allele for reference, researchers determined some prehistoric horses had spots like Appaloosas.
Equine parasite-control case studies and practical parasite control recommendations are discussed.
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