Jockey Club’s Revised Drug Rules Have Salix Provision
Tom LaMarra
August 13, 2012
The Jockey Club has added a provision governing regulatory administration of furosemide on race day.
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The Jockey Club has added a provision governing regulatory administration of furosemide on race day.
Veterinarians from Hagyard Equine Medical Center have confirmed leptospirosis in a Thoroughbred weanling.
The three-part series will cover routine veterinary, farriery, and dental care.
The current outbreak began in late April when two horses in Otero County tested positive for the disease.
Race-day Salix will not be allowed in listed stakes races for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds.
Horse age appears to be a significant factor in the prevalence of equine rhinitis virus A and B.
Two horses from Johnson County, Iowa, have tested positive for West Nile virus.
Sometimes you know it’s time: When an older horse in less-than-ideal health suffers a serious bout of colic, euthanasia might be the best option. But what about when it’s not so clear-cut–when continued medical treatment and careful management are options, but the animal’s quality of life could go downhill very quickly.
The commission plans to hold a fact-finding meeting on use of race-day furosemide day, officials said Aug. 4.
The organization is waiting on UC Davis study results before ruling on a possible ban of clenbuterol.
The majority of the National HBPA affiliates have adopted pro-race-day Salix resolutions.
After losing an eye in a stable accident, the Swedish dressage horse Santana made an Olympic-sized recovery.
The 3-year-old unvaccinated filly from Fresno County is recovering, the CDFA said.
Equine Guelph is seeking horse owner participation in a survey about colic management practices.
A Las Animas County premises is under quarantine after a horse tested positive for vesicular stomatitis.
The affected horse was not vaccinated against WNV and has since been euthanized.
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