Potomac Horse Fever Vaccination Options for Horses
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
July 23, 2019
PHF is a serious disease in horses and expensive to treat, say veterinarians. Find out your options.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
PHF is a serious disease in horses and expensive to treat, say veterinarians. Find out your options.
Since the Texas Animal Health Commission made its last vesicular stomatitis virus update on Friday, July 12, 2019, the state has received reports of confirmed VSV cases on 11 new equine premises.
This is the first reported case of Eastern equine encephalomyelitis in the state for 2019.
As of July 16, the Texas Animal Health Commission has added a Crockett County horse to the list of animals in the state affected by anthrax in 2019.
You can help prevent the spread of vesicular stomatitis. Find out how from New Mexico’s state veterinarian.
An SAA test can identify illness in horses, and it can also ensure they’re healthy enough for other procedures, such as surgery. Here’s a look into how some vets use SAA in their practices.
Equine influenza is one of the most contagious and costly diseases. As such, preventing its spread in the first place is the easiest course of action.
Veterinarians euthanized the 3-year-old unvaccinated Mammoth Mule after it showed signs of ataxia and became recumbent.
Researchers found providing handfuls of forage to horses within hours after colic surgery improved gut healing.
On July 12 the Colorado Department of Agriculture reported additional confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis virus in La Plata, Larimer, and Weld counties.
Effective immediately, horses coming from states with active vesicular stomatitis quarantines must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection and an import permit.
Horses in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas have tested positive for VS, and multiple facilities in each state have been quarantined.
Anthrax is a bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, which historically has been found in the soil in some parts of Texas.
Texas animal health officials confirmed EIA in 16 Quarter Horses on one premises in Kaufman County and a Quarter Horse residing in Montague County.
The affected McKenzie County, North Dakota, horse is receiving veterinary care while isolated and recovering at home, officials said.
Two horses from Davis and Union counties, Iowa, tested positive for WNV in late June, animal health officials reported.
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