AAEP, AHC Partner to Prevent Equine Disease Outbreaks
Erica Larson
April 25, 2013
The organizations are leading the charge to track and provide information on equine disease threats.
The organizations are leading the charge to track and provide information on equine disease threats.
Reported diseases include contagious equine metritis, strangles, influenza, equine herpesvirus, and more.
Common foaling problems include red bag delivery, difficult birth, and retained fetal membranes.
A single horse in Clark County, Nev., has tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
How do I deal with a mare that is so protective she will not let me near her or the foal?
One veterinarian says many cases of early embryonic death (EED) are probably not preventable.
Stem cells and other biologic therapies could have reproductive applications in horses, one researcher says.
The last of the quarantines imposed on several farms due to a recent EHV-1 outbreak were released April 10.
Officials reported the gelding had tested positive for EHV-1 on March 25.
Potentially life-threatening postpartum complications in the mare can arise for up to two weeks after foaling.
All quarantines related to the EHV-1 outbreak in Cache County that began in late February have been lifted.
The majority of the quarantines connected to an EHV-1 outbreak originating in Ocala, Fla., have been lifted.
One researcher describes how practitioners can monitor pregnant mares to minimize reproductive losses.
A Warmblood stallion has been released from quarantine after two negative EHV-1 tests.
A 22-year-old Warren County horse was diagnosed with the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
One researcher says there are five major problems to consider during the final month of a mare’s pregnancy.
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