Reed believes that future goals for managing neurologic disease in horses should be to decrease mortality and improve outcomes. This would be best achieved by developing improved diagnostic tools to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment
A third stallion in Wisconsin has tested positive for contagious equine metritis, or CEM, a treatable reproductive disease of horses, the state’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced Jan. 30.
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Thinking of breeding your mare this spring? The recent outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM, which is caused by bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis) in the United States and the previous outbreak of equine viral arteritis (EVA) have
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A barn at Turfway Park was quarantined Jan. 30 after a horse that showed signs of equine herpesvirus (EHV) was euthanized, track officials confirmed later that day.
The barn, which contains about 40 horses under the care of several
As foaling season approaches, horse owners who are expecting foals this year should know how to recognize the signs of labor in a foaling mare. The normal gestation length for a mare can range from 320 to 360 days, with the average being around
The equine uterine environment plays an integral role in the early developmental stages of pregnancy, even prior to implantation of the embryo, according to British researchers who recently examined the role of the uterus in
A second stallion quarantined in Outagamie County, Wisc., has tested positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM), a treatable reproductive disease of horses.
The National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, reported the
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker yesterday released a statement alerting New York horse owners to the ongoing investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM), a contagious venereal disease.
“The New York State
Officials from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana State Racing Commission have lifted the quarantine on a barn that had been in place since late December at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
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California is among 39 states testing horses that might have been exposed to a highly contagious venereal disease of horses, contagious equine metritis (CEM).
California Department of Food and Agriculture veterinarians have
Veterinary authorities continue to connect the dots in the investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM), a contagious venereal disease of horses. Earlier this week, officials
Laboratory tests have confirmed that a stallion in Texas is infected with contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious venereal disease of horses, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reported today.
The infected
Idaho is among 38 states tracing Quarter Horse and Paint horses that might have been exposed to contagious equine metritis (CEM).
Bill Barton, DVM, Idaho state veterinarian,
A stallion quarantined in Outagamie County, Wis., has tested positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM), a contagious but treatable reproductive disease of horses.
One of the most difficult problems in diagnosing contagious equine metritis (CEM) is isolating the organism from heavily contaminated sites in the stallion and mare. CEM is caused by Taylorella equigenitalis, a Gram-negative bacterium,
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