The BHS is launching the first part of their 2007 Ragwort Awareness Campaign, urging all concerned parties to get pulling to prevent the spread of Ragwort.
They will once again be holding two Ragwort Awareness Weeks; April 2-8 and
According to Maine State Veterinarian Don Hoenig, VMD, an antibacterial additive used in cattle feed has been identified as the cause of death for seven Searsport horses, the
In Minnesota, cases of pasture myopathy (muslce disease caused by pasture) associated with severe non-exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis (also know as tying-up) are often attributed to the toxins found in white snakeroot. However, researchers at th
The Fourth World Mycotoxin Forum was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 6-8. Scientists, regulatory authorities, and industry personnel from over 30 countries met to review the current knowledge related to mycotoxins and discuss strategies for the
Each year, a number of horses die from eating corn or corn byproducts containing fumonisins. Fumonisins are a group of toxins produced by an endophytic mold found within the corn kernel. Typically, fumonisins are produced while the corn plant is
The University of Wisconsin-Madison hopes to land a new high-security federal lab where scientists would help lead the nation’s research on deadly animal diseases.
The lab would be operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S.
The FDA has become aware of the deaths of several horses in the State of Louisiana associated with the use of a product labeled as “Clenbuterol HCL.” Horse owners and veterinarians should be aware that there are no generic clenbuterol-containing
Singer/actress Madonna received a purebred Welsh gelding for her 47th birthday from her husband, Guy Ritchie, according to an icwales.co.uk article by Steve Dube of the Western Mail on Nov. 25. The gray gelding, Ystrad Dewi Briton (barn name
The British Horse Society welcomes a new initiative to develop a fungal mycoherbicide spray to wipe out Ragwort.
Veterinarians at Louisiana State University have confirmed that two horses being treated at their veterinary teaching hospital died after ingesting concentrated clenbuterol. Tests on the drug have revealed that the solution contains 70 times the
Arsenic killed Australasia’s greatest racehorse Phar Lap near San Francisco 74 years ago, a new scientific study alleges. The story in the Rupert-Murdoch-owned (Melbourne) Sun-Herald suggests that the finding ‘reveals’ that Phar Lap was
The owner of Carousel Acres, the College Station, Texas, boarding facility where 27 horses died the week of July 16, says he now believes the horses were poisoned intentionally, according to The Eagle Land and Livestock Post.
The
Mycotoxins can form in plants within hours and they can reach maximum concentration within one to two weeks.
Twenty-seven horses died the week of July 16 from apparent accidental poisoning at a boarding farm in College Station, Texas.
Researchers at nearby Texas A&M University (TAMU) suspect a pesticide fumigant used in a feed silo nearby was
Press release from Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC:
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine has advised Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC that it has completed its investigation of the Brazos County, Texas, horse mortality
The Texas Department of Agriculture is investigating the manner of pesticide application that led to the deaths of 27 horses at a boarding facility in
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