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Tobiano Gene Discoveries Mean Better Tests

Erin Ryder December 1, 2007

Looking to breed for spots and have certainty about it?

Breeders trying to produce horses with tobiano coloring have a new tool, available through genetic research, to help them select their breeding stock.

Best Breeding Approach

Sue McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB December 1, 2007

Q: For a horse reproduction project in my equine seminar course, I was trying to find video clips of horses breeding. Well, there were many on YouTube, and it took awhile to find the decent ones. But once I found some that were

Enhancing Stallion Fertility

Les Sellnow December 1, 2007

Science and good management are keys to keeping stallions at top breeding performance.

Another equine breeding season is only a short time away, with many breeding sheds

Good Genes: Genome Research has Broad Applications for Horse Health

Erin Ryder November 29, 2007

Research into the equine genome is revealing the tiny source of many big problems affecting horses. Scientists received a whole new set of tools when the first version of the equine DNA sequence–the genetic code of horses, arranged into the

When Foaling Goes Wrong

Les Sellnow November 26, 2007

Prepare ahead of time for the steps you will take as an owner if a problem presents during foaling.

Infections: An Emerging Problem

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc November 24, 2007

Over the past decade, Lawsonia intracellularis, the bacterium responsible for proliferative enteropathy (a spreading disease of the intestines), has been diagnosed with

Horse Health News Video: Ryder Report for Nov. 21

The Horse Staff November 21, 2007

Watch the Nov. 21 edition of the Ryder Report.

This week’s stories include a report on the independent inquiry into equine influenza in Australia, which has revealed problem’s in the

EVA Vaccination Snafu Blocks Top European Horse from Running in Japan

The Blood-Horse Staff November 20, 2007

Dylan Thomas, who was recently named Cartier Horse of the Year and top older horse in Europe, is no longer a contender for the Nov. 25 Japan Cup due to not testing negative for equine viral arteritis (EVA).

A series of examinations conducted a

Tiny Shift in Herpesvirus Causes Neurologic Form

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine November 13, 2007

Sometimes a small change can make a big difference. Such is the case with equine herpesvirus, according to researchers with Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine. When it comes to the virus, a change in just one amino acid can make

Progesterone Test Makes Reproductive Management Less of a Nightmare

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc November 13, 2007

New research has revealed that a commercially available progesterone test is reliable and practical, and it can help veterinarians manage breeding mares more efficiently.

According to researchers from the College of Veterinary Medicine at

Churchill Downs Herpesvirus Quarantine Lifted

The Horse Staff November 7, 2007

Kentucky State Veterinarian Robert C. Stout, DVM, has lifted the quarantine on a barn at Churchill Downs after test results confirmed that the remaining horses in the barn were not infected with equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).

Stout imposed

Equine Herpesvirus Research: Protecting Against the Neuropathogenic Strain

George P. Allen, PhD November 6, 2007

The most common infectious equine viruses are herpesvirus and influenza. So when a viral pathogen of one of them evolves and increases in virulence, and if there are no effective prevention or treatment options available for use against the

Herpesvirus Confirmed in North Dakota

The Associated Press November 3, 2007

A North Dakota State University Extension Service horse expert says several cases of equine herpesvirus (EHV) have been reported in North Dakota and surrounding states.

EHV leads to infections, and it’s common throughout the United