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A rapid (24-hour) test is now available to identify neuropathic strains of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). This means in the event of an outbreak of herpesvirus, or if a horse has neurologic signs of undetermined origin, a veterinarian can take a
Oregon State University researchers have reported a link between vesiviruses, which can affect a wide variety of mammals, and mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS). University of Kentucky researchers studying MRLS are concerned the results of
The racing mule Idaho Gem, the world’s first equine clone, made a favorable impression in his initial start on the
Veterinary researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) announced today that they have linked a major abortion epidemic in Central Kentucky mares in 2001 to vesivirus infection. This marks the first time the virus has been
Tregoyd Journeyman, a rare Cleveland Bay stallion, and a model for a new Breyer horse figure, will be presented at the Kentucky Horse Park during BreyerFest, July 28-30. The Cleveland Bay is considered a “critically endangered” breed
Neurologic disease caused by equine herpesvirus-1 has been recognized for many years. The number of EHV-1 neurologic cases has increased worldwide. Soon we hope to understand how the terrifying neurologic EHV-1 disease occurs and how to prevent it.
Latency is the biological mechanism by which all herpesviruses permanently survive in nature. Latency provides a natural reservoir for herpesvirus. The biological reservoir is the latently infected host animal.
The world’s first cloned mule, Idaho Gem, and his cloned brother, Idaho Star, won their qualifying heats in races on Saturday. The next day, they ran third and seventh, respectively. The races, which were held in Winnemucca, Nev., were the first
On March 30, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) reacted to the announcement of two successful commercial cloning ventures and additional clones that were expected to be born this spring. (See
A Tennessee bill, which was to reach Gov. Phil Bredesen’s desk in late April, would consider artificial insemination (AI) a farm management practice, meaning the state would no longer require veterinary supervision in order to artificially
How can we help? That was the question asked over and over by myself, veterinarians, and other visitors as we helplessly walked by stall after stall of sick and injured working mules and donkeys at the hospital run by the Society for the Protection
Owning horses is, by default, continuing education. Veterinarians are required to receive a certain number of hours of continuing education to maintain their licenses. Many practitioners take training above and beyond what is required by law simply
The Horse’s Equine Herpesvirus Special Report sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health.
About 200 people gathered at an April 6 meeting at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. pavilion in Ocala, Fla., for an update on mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS). The syndrome is believed to be responsible for at least three equine deaths in
Idaho Gem, the world’s first cloned equine, is about to make his racing debut along with his duplicate copy–Idaho Star, another clone created from the same genetic material.
Born in 2003, the identical 3-year-old “miracle
A horse that had displayed clinical signs of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) was negative for the virus according to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for the disease. This resulted in the lifting of an embargo imposed by the West Virginia
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