Vaccine Studied
Natalie DeFee Mendik, MA
February 20, 2012
No adverse reactions to the vaccine were noted and fewer than 2% of the weanlings exhibited signs of disease.
Horse breeding from planning through foal care
No adverse reactions to the vaccine were noted and fewer than 2% of the weanlings exhibited signs of disease.
Researchers reported success with inducing ovulation in winter anestrous mares via a new hormone therapy.
Researchers recently finished sequencing the genome of an 18-year-old Quarter Horse mare called Sugar.
The 2012 program kicks off on Feb. 23 with “Managing Angular Limb Deformities in the Young Horse.”
State animal health officials quaratined three premises in early to mid-January after confirming EHV-1.
Program topics included the genetics involved in cribbing, equine genome comparisons, and more.
The guidelines focus on controlling the transmission of EAV, CEM, and EHV-1.
The Microbiology Lab at Penn Vet is offering a panel of assays to streamline testing for foals with diarrhea.
The time required to train a stallion to use a dummy mount can range from few days to several weeks.
Stall accident resulted in traumatic soft-tissue damage to the reining mare Whizard’s Baby Doll, aka “Roxy”
A 1.8-mg dose of the deslorelin acetate formulation was safe and effective in inducing ovulation in mares.
“Equine Eve,” the ancestral mother of all modern horses, probably lived about 140,000 years ago.
The test will screen for five potentially fatal genetic diseases often found in Quarter Horses.
The overall seroprevalence was 68% on all farms tested, with levels on individual farms ranging from 14-100%.
When it comes to equine education (training), horse owners face as many conflicting viewpoints as new parents.
Prevention is key to avoiding neonatal isoerythrolysis, or destruction of a newborn foal’s red blood cells.
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