Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)

We have had a number of Friesian lovers and breeders write to us following publication of the article Contagious Equine Metritis Investigation Progresses in Wisconsin. Nanning

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The Creepy Headless Donkey Machine

  Another one from the files of “Gee-I-wish-I-had-a-weird-news-blog.” Last March, I stumbled on a blog post from Wired entitled “Science Creates Creepy Headless Donkey Machine.”

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Peer Pressure

Okay, okay. I’ll talk about the mare in West Virginia who somehow wedged her head into a tree trunk. This happened back in October 2008.

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Repro Cowboy

Dr. Chris Newton with a patient during a farm call. Dr. Newton is one of the ambulatory, or field, veterinarians at Rood & Riddle Equine

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Rabies!

February is skunk mating month. If you wonder why that bit of trivia would make the lead in a horse health magazine, then this column

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Welcome to Weird

Weird things happen to horses. Horses are big. They’re curious. They eat things they shouldn’t. Many of them live in areas nature never intended for

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Equine Herpesvirus Overview

You don’t know which horse is carrying herpesvirus, or when the virus might again become contagious. Learn more about EHV in this overview. Sponsored by

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Herpesvirus Biosecurity

Strategies for prevention of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM, neurologic equine herpesvirus) are the same as those for preventing any EHV-1 infection. Sponsored by Fort Dodge

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CL Davis Foundation

The C.L. Davis Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary and Comparative Pathology is a 501(c)(3) organization. According to the organization’s Web site (www.cldavis.org), the Foundation

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Herpesvirus Controversies

What are the areas of disagreement on, or incomplete understanding of, the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1? Sponsored by Fort Dodge Animal Health

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Herpesvirus Multiple Outbreaks

Maureen Long, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, associate professor in the department of infectious diseases and pathology at the University of Florida, spoke during the seminar

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Immunity and EHM

One of the biggest debates raging about equine herpesvirus meyloencephalopathy (EHM, the neurologic form of EHV-1) is whether there is a single mutant strain that

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Reproductive System

A handy guide to the male and female reproductive tracts. Sponsored by the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians (AAEVT), Classic Medical, OCD Equine, and

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