Eastern Tent Caterpillar Outlook for Spring 2013
Edited Press Release
February 13, 2013
Experts report that the eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch will likely begin in mid-March in Central Kentucky.
Horse breeding from planning through foal care
Experts report that the eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch will likely begin in mid-March in Central Kentucky.
APHIS took this action after reviewing probable causes of CEM outbreaks in the United States.
A 17-year-old Lusitano mare from California has been confirmed positive for contagious equine metritis.
Researchers suggest horse genes need to prepare for high performance-associated stress.
Authorities have released all quarantine and hold orders related to a horse that tested positive for EHV-1.
Researchers found that stallions can still lead productive lives as studs with only one testis.
Equine metabolic syndrome can put pregnant mares in an especially precarious in situation.
Dr. Stephen Reed recaps studies on endocrinology, neurologic and muscle disorders, foal health, and more.
The World Organization for Animal Health?s (OIE) standards help prevent the spread of infectious disease.
Rhodococcus equi is well known for its ability to cause severe pneumonia in young foals, but it can also cause septic arthritis (infection of joints), osteomyelitis (infection of bones), neonatal diarrhea (enterocolitis), and more.
Keep a close watch on mares at risk for not carrying a foal to term.
Colorado animal health authorities have placed a quarantine on seven horses including the index case.
Researchers studied the use of Dip Quick stain for examining sperm morphology with positive results.
There are 236 OIE reference laboratories covering 112 animal diseases, including equine-specific ailments.
Ergovaline levels over 200 ppb (parts per billion) in mature hay can cause fescue toxicity in pregnant mares.
Tests confirmed a horse from a Gladstone farm contracted the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
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