Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Rabies. The word conjures up chilling images from old movies: a snarling dog, foaming at the mouth, attacking anything that moves. But did you know horses are very susceptible to this disease?
Skunks, foxes, bats, and raccoons are the main wil
Numerous states already this year have reported rabies in a variety of domestic and wildlife species. Horses get rabies. Humans get
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ investigation into equine piroplamosis has uncovered two additional positive animals in Polk County. These two cases bring the number of positive horses to eight. These cases
Congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) in Appaloosas has been linked to the leopard complex spotting in these horses. But how are these two apparently independent genetic
The Tennessee Departments of Agriculture and Health this month urged horse owners to protect their horses from mosquitoes and to review vaccination records for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and other mosquito-borne diseases including West
The investigation into equine piroplasmosis in Florida is ongoing. The state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released a statement Aug. 28 indicating that 11
While the attention of most equine enthusiasts was turned to Hong Kong for the equestrian events of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, preparations were well under way for the next major international equine competition: the 2010 Alltech FEI
No decision has been made about the fate of a horse near Proserpine, which appears to have recovered after contracting Hendra virus.
Biosecurity Queensland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Ron Glanville BSc, BVSc, MVS, said initial tests revealed
Due to last year’s drought and recent dry conditions in parts of Minnesota, the state’s Extension service is again warning horse owners that hoary alyssum could become a problem for their animals. Hoary alyssum is a perennial weed
The Florida State Veterinarian’s Office is continuing to investigate the equine piroplasmosis (EP) case in Manatee County. While Tropical Storm Fay delayed some investigation efforts,
According to an Aug. 25 statement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DOACS), a horse on a second property has tested positive for equine piroplasmosis.
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner
One year after equine influenza was first reported in New South Wales, Australia, Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald said Aug. 24 that the state’s horse industry is back on track.
“Exactly one year ago today our horse industries’
The Missouri health department says one of the horses shown at the state fair has died from rabies.
The horse was noticed to be sick Aug. 17 and died two days later. It was shown in the Saddlebred Show and stabled in Barn C.
There have been calls for an inquiry about the recent hendra outbreak in Australia that has resulted in the death of five horses and one human, according to an article on news.com.au.
Veterinarian Ben
One of the two equine hospital staff workers hospitalized with Hendra virus in Australia has died. Veterinarian Ben Cunneen, BVSc, died Wednesday. He had contracted Hendra virus from a horse hospitalized at the Redlands Veterinary Clinic on the
For its second year, Merial will partner with international rabies experts to acknowledge World Rabies Day on September 28, 2008. A global effort that raises awareness in support of animal and human rabies prevention, World Rabies Da
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