Tests Ongoing for Cause of South African Horse Deaths

Further tests have been requested to determine the cause of death of 13 horses in South Africa’s Western Cape. Veterinarians and officials with the Western Cape Department of Agriculture met Wednesday, April 18, to discuss the outbreak and

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Ensuring a Bright Future for Equine Research

Huge advances have been made in our understanding of many equine diseases in the past two decades. But we have a lot more to learn before we can truly improve the way many of these diseases are prevented or treated. Consider the impact that

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Leptospirosis: Study Begins in Wake of Increased Cases

The University of Kentucky?s Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center said March 7 it has confirmed 40 cases of equine leptospirosis in the Central Kentucky region from July 2006 until now, and most of the observed cases have resulted in foal loss by

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Tornado Destroys Arkansas Horse Feed Plant

A pet foods plant with Arkat Nutrition, an animal feed company that produces Enhance Equine horse feed, was destroyed by a tornado that ripped through Dumas, Ark., on Saturday.

According to a report by The Associated Press, the National

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Vesicular Stomatitis Outbreak Officially Over

The Office International des Epizooties (OIE, or World Organization for Animal Health) posted information on it’s Web site that the vesicular stomatitis outbreak confirmed in August 2006 is now officially over.


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