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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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 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 I would like to put my mare back on cimetidine to control her melanomas. Will cimetidine cross the placenta? 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 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 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 Barn 26, a 50-horse barn at Turfway Park, remains under quarantine after a 3-year-old filly who tested positive for the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) was euthanized on Friday (Dec. 23). The Chuck Simon-trained filly, Coupe Aux Marrons, began Turfway Park heightened precautionary measures Dec. 23 after a 3-year-old filly was diagnosed with equine herpesvirus, a contagious disease with respiratory and neurological signs. The filly, trained by Chuck Simon, was shipped Dec. 21 t 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 Research was presented on how to control Eastern Tent Caterpillars and mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS). 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 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 As a responsible horse owner, you make management decisions that affect the current well-being of your horse and his future vitality. 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 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 |