Preventing Disease Spread: Don’t Forget About Farriers
Julia H. Wilson, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM
October 11, 2016
Farriers should practice smart biosecurity to prevent potential equine disease spread among properties.
Farriers should practice smart biosecurity to prevent potential equine disease spread among properties.
The same bacterium causes two very different conditions in horses. Dr. Craig Carter explains.
The incidence of Lyme NB appears low, but this could be, in part, due to the lack of a gold-standard ante-mortem test.
Leptospirosis is a serious bacterial disease that causes both recurrent uveitis (“moon blindness”)—especially in Appaloosas, draft horses, and Warmbloods—and abortion in horses. But now there’s a vaccine to prevent it. Is your horse is at risk?
Of the 458 respondents, 158 (34%) said they do not know what leptospirosis is.
The USDA licensed a vaccine for use in pregnant mares to protect against leptospirosis, one cause of abortion in horses.
Arizona reported a WNV case, Michigan confirmed two EEE cases, and West Virginia found WNV and PHF cases.
Biosecurity isn’t just a consideration for show horses. Here are some tips on how to keep breeding stock disease-free.
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Studying diseases across species can benefit horses as well as people.
Fourteen racehorses from Wyoming, along with one from Utah, have tested positive for equine piroplasmosis.
All the positive cases are connected to two locations in Rutherford County and Bedford County.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica will give $75,000 in five individual $15,000 awards to fund selected studies.
The 17 racing Quarter Horses are all connected to the same location in Rutherford County.
Dr. Paul Morley of CSU’s School of Veterinary Medicine describes the difference between VS lesions and other sores.
While the deadly disease is endemic in Brazil, animal health authorities say the Rio Games’ equestrian facility is safe.
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