
Making Sense of Mycotoxins
Mycotoxin exposure in horses, caused by feed contaminated with fungi, can be dangerous or fatal.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

Mycotoxin exposure in horses, caused by feed contaminated with fungi, can be dangerous or fatal.

While some studies support the use of equine nasal strips, others have yielded less promising results.
The positive test results were returned June 27 after the horse became “gravely ill” on June 26.
Racing regulators around the country discuss Kentucky’s move to ban race-day furosemide administration.
A panel will present radiographic images of joints and endoscopic videos of throats Thoroughbred yearlings.
Senator Patty Ritchie has announced she’s sponsoring two no-cost EEE vaccine clinics for horses this week.

Study finds that dexamethasone (DXM) behaves similarly regardless of how it enters the horse’s body.
The medication furosemide (Salix) will be discussed by J. David Richardson, MD, and Foster Northrop, DVM.
The TRA has endorsed a policy for equine medication reform supported by many industry stakeholders.
Six people in Georgia are receiving medical treatment after being exposed to a horse with rabies.
Owners receive will a $15 discount when vaccinating horses for EEE through a participating veterinarian.
The positive cases were found after two Otero County, N.M., horses tested positive for the disease in April.

Dutch scientists determined that all non-natural head and neck positions affect horses’ breathing.

Countries can now request a recognition status for African horse sickness from the OIE.

Freezing or inhibiting fecal samples from diarrheic horses allows C. perfringens detection for weeks longer.

Farm owners can take steps to minimize the introduction and spread of infectious equine diseases.
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