Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Master Hotspur, a 3-year-old Standardbred pacer, won’t be hitting the track anytime soon–instead he’ll be in precautionary quarantine for 45 days after being bitten on the muzzle by a raccoon that later tested positive for rabies,
To help horse owners identify and control poisonous weeds and plants and understand treatment recommendations for their horses, University of Minnesota Extension recently released a book titled Plants Poisonous or Harmful to Horses in the
Despite the outbreak of equine influenza, Australia’s best horses will be able to compete at the 2008 Sydney Royal Easter Show, government and agriculture officials recently announced.
New South Wales Minister for Primary Industries Ian
The great Australian Thoroughbred racehorse Phar Lap came to the United States to challenge all comers. He died of mysterious causes on April 5, 1932. Last year a group of scientists tested a section of Phar Lap’s hide that was preserved and on
Based on a recent retrospective study performed at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan, Canada, three major risk factors that are completely outside of a horse owner’s control contribute to the mortality rate of West Nile
Feeding grain, confinement, exercise, and overall environmental stress factors are thought to cause ulcers, he said. It’s commonly thought that horses turned out on pastures are better off than those that are confined. However, if grass hay is the on
Florida researchers reported that equine bacterial skin infections could be effectively treated with a topical “spot-on” gel instead of the traditional labor-intensive shampoos and long-term oral antibiotics.
Bacterial skin infections are
On December 17, 66 horses from New South Wales, Australia, will be the first allowed entry into the state of Victoria, 114 days after equine influenza (EI) was detected at stables in Sydney’s Centennial Park.
“Today marks another milestone
All of the sectors involved in the equine influenza response in Queensland have been working cooperatively to eradicate equine influenza, and officials are starting to see the benefits of their effort.
According to Biosecurity Queensland’s
The results of equine research funded by the Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) in 2007 added to scientists’ understanding of foal pneumonia, hereditary muscle disorders, laminitis, and pharmacology.
