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Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome | Digestive Tract Problems | Eye & Ear Problems | Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency (GBED) | Horners Syndrome | Infectious Diseases | Metabolic Problems | More Diseases & Conditions | Neurologic Disease | Overo Lethal White Syndrome (OLWS) | Respiratory Problems | Skin Problems |

Poll: Majority of TheHorse.com Readers Vaccinate Against WNV

Megan Arszman June 19, 2009

More than 1,270 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you vaccinate for West Nile virus annually?”


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R. Equi and Extrapulmonary Disorders, AAEP 2008

Les Sellnow June 18, 2009

Rhodococcus equi bronchopneumonia is a prevalent cause of disease in foals, said M. Keith Chaffin, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor of medicine at Texas A&M University’s vet school, at the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, which was held Dec. 6-10 in San Diego, Calif.

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Managing Non-Infectious Respiratory Problems

Ed Robinson, BVetMed, MRCVS, PhD June 18, 2009

Respiratory problems are a major cause of poor performance in horses. Environmental issues can cause many non-infectious respiratory problems. Learn about management techniques to minimize these issues and prevent respiratory problems.

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Colic Alarm Presented at Equine Science Society Meeting

Kathryn Watts, BS June 15, 2009


Developed by a team at Utah State University, a proposed equine distress monitor system combines a tilt sensor, accelerometer, and wireless technology interfaced with a computer in order to alert horse owners to animals in distress. The tea

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Georgia Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate Against EEE

Edited Press Release June 14, 2009

Two horses in Long County, Ga., have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). The Coastal Health District is encouraging all horse owners in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh Counties to vaccinat

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Planning for the Worst While You’re Away

Jeremy Campfield, DVM June 14, 2009

Take the steps to provide the best treatment possible for your horse and your situation, and decrease the stress on yourself and the veterinary team in the event of an equine emergency.

Please turn on your imagination for

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Poisonous Hemlock: A Growing Problem

Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service June 13, 2009

The association of poison hemlock with the death of Socrates in ancient Greece in 399 B.C. provides a glimpse of the toxic history of this plant. Two decades ago an aggressive search was required before a specimen could be found in Arkansas, but no

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Preventing Metabolic Disorders through Early Nutrition

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc June 12, 2009

Maternal nutrition and early foal nutrition could impact the development of the organs and systems that control energy metabolism later in life, suggest the authors of a recent research report. “In other species, it has been demonstrated

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Equine Piroplasmosis Reported in Missouri

Erin Ryder June 12, 2009


A 7-year-old Quarter Horse gelding in Jackson County, Mo., is positive for equine piroplasmosis, according to a report issued to the World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties, or OIE) by John Clifford, DVM,

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