New Insights into Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) Neurological Disease

This is an excerpt from Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents.






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Herpesvirus Still Circulating At Turfway Park

Results received yesterday (Jan. 4) showed that three additional horses were positive for equine herpesvirus and two were “suspect” for the virus at barns quarantined at Turfway Park in northern Kentucky, according to Rusty Ford of the Kentucky

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Additional Turfway Horse Dead

An outrider’s horse at Turfway Park that had run a fever last week and tested positive on Dec. 29, 2005, for herpesvirus developed neurologic signs on Jan. 1, declined rapidly, and was euthanatized, according to Rusty Ford of the Kentucky State

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Retained Fetal Membranes

For a mare, the birth of her foal is an explosive process, in the best of circumstances requiring less than a half-hour from the time her water breaks to the time the foal has been delivered through the birth canal. In a wilder existence, a

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Turfway Park EHV-1 Summary 12/30/05


The Kentucky State Veterinarian’s Office announced yesterday (Dec. 30) that while 11 horses from Turfway Park’s Barn 26 that previously tested positive for equine herpesvirus now test negative, five horses still tested

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Re-Testing At Turfway Tonight

Horses in Barn 26 at Turfway Park will be re-tested this evening for evidence of equine herpesvirus to determine if any other horses are positive for the virus, said Rusty Ford of the Kentucky State Veterinarian’s office. Results are expected

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Turfway Barn Quarantined Pending Test Results

A barn at Turfway Park in Northern Kentucky was placed under quarantine Dec. 21 after a horse showed signs of suspected equine herpesvirus, a contagious upper respiratory and neurological disease. Test results were expected Dec. 23, at which tim

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Breeding Specialists

The equine breeding industry has evolved dramatically with the introduction of artificial insemination programs and advanced assisted reproductive techniques. While live cover breeding pro-grams are still a mainstay for specific breeds, many

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Monitoring Pregnancy

Preparations for breeding and the act of getting a mare bred involve dedicated time and commitment by a horse owner. Then it seems as if all that needs to be done is to sit back and wait for the foaling date. But this is not quite so; it is

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Helping Horses Worldwide

As a responsible horse owner, you make management decisions that affect the current well-being of your horse and his future vitality.

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Diagnosing Endometritis–Biopsies vs. Swabs

Is an endometrial swab the best screening tool for endometritis, or inflammation of the uterine lining (endometrium)? Not according to a recently published study from Denmark in Theriogenology that compared endometrial swabs with biopsies to

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Vaccinations for Youngsters

Protecting tender immune systems against disease is the surest way to ensure the young horse doesn’t fall victim to either temporarily uncomfortable or life-ending infections.


Even though foals receive some immunity by drinking colostru

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