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Virginia State Veterinarian Richard Wilkes, DVM, has lifted additional quarantines imposed due to equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
A farm in Fauquier County and the Marine Corps Base in Quantico have been released. The VDACS Web site contains
Virginia State Veterinarian Richard Wilkes, DVM, yesterday (March 7) lifted the quarantine on one farm in Middleburg, Loudoun County. Although a horse on the farm might have come in contact with an EHV-1 infected horse at the Equine
Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) quarantines in Connecticut have been lifted. The virus affected an equine hospital and the herd at the University of Connecticut (UConn).
On Dec. 24, 2006, a horse at Fairfield Equine Associates in
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced March 2 that a horse from a second farm in Loudoun County tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). This is the sixth horse from Virginia to test positive.
NARHA Receives Christopher Reeve Foundation Grant
The Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF) announced today that the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, Inc. (NARHA) has been awarded a $5,000 Quality of Life grant. The CRF
An outbreak of an equine herpes virus has prompted Virginia’s state veterinarian to shut down all horse shows and public horse sales.
At least five horses have tested positive and several northern Virginia counties have been
The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) and Virginia Cooperative Extension will present “Update on the Neurological Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) Outbreak in Virginia” on Tuesday, March 6, as part of an ongoing
Uplifting Applications for UC Davis Large Animal Lift
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Drug compounding, the ethics of treating cryptorchids, and sexually transmitted diseases were the hot topics discussed by equine practitioners at the Reproduction Forum.
A group of veterinarians gathered at the Land O’ Lakes Purina Mills headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., last fall to participate in discussions on subjects that ranged from Cushing’s disease to proper nutrition for horses young and old. Nicholas Frank,
Some foals sharing the same sire are all walking on their tiptoes and are very upright. Is this genetic?
The Maryland Department of Agriculture yesterday (Feb. 28) received the final outstanding equine herpesvirus-1 negative test results taken last week, for a total of 30 negative tests. As a result of this negative test, a total of 10 of the 13
State officials have cancelled all public horse sales and auctions throughout Virginia. The move is part of continuing efforts to stop the spread of the highly contagious equine herpesvirus. It remains in effect through Monday.
Last week
If a barn full of people were asked their opinion about breeding a mare during foal heat, a barn full of opinions would result. This topic has been controversial for a long time. There is debate about whether it is harmful to a mare’s health,
I have a maiden mare that has been bred twice. She bled both times. What would cause this? A tear?
The status of Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has not changed since Monday, Feb. 26. The state-imposed quarantine is still in effect.
Two of the four horses with neurologic signs have had a positive test for equine
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