Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
A workman on the site of Arsenal’s old stadium in North London might have found evidence to back up a piece of club folklore.
It was long rumored that a horse and cart had fallen into a pit while the original North Bank stand of Highbury
Potomac horse fever (PHF) is a bacterial disease that can affect horses of any age.
A 50% increase in the number of new Lyme Disease cases in humans reported in Massachusetts from 2004 to 2005 is prompting concerned public health officials to step up efforts to
West Nile virus (WNV) has been found in mosquitoes in southwest Idaho, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported.
Mosquitoes in Gem County tested positive for the virus June 8. It is the first time this year the virus has been
Pennsylvania state officials reported June 12 that the first mosquito sample positive for the West Nile virus in the state this year has been found in Blair Township, Blair County.
“As with people, animals become infected with the West Nile
Present and persistent since the Paleozoic era (250 to 540 million years ago), the plants of the genus Equisetum, commonly known as horsetail, are considered to be living fossils. These widespread, perennial, fern-like plants are found in most temperate areas of the world. They can have detrimental effects on horses if consumed in large quantities (e.g., four to five pounds
In 2002, Washington confirmed its first two equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in Pierce and Thurston counties. The disease was not seen again until 2005, when one positive horse was found in Yakima County. In 2006, six cases were confirmed,
The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH), a U.K. equine welfare charity, has organized a campaign to help horse owners accurately measure their horses’ weight and design nutrition plans to keep the pounds in check.
Mild winters in the Midwest might bring veterinarians more than the usual number of cases of leptospirosis.
Horses need to be serviceably sound and safe to ride to fulfill their functions. It is no wonder that equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) has been a dreaded disease ever since its rise to prominence in the 1990s, because horses with neurologic
I have a Trakehner/Thoroughbred cross that starts flexing his hind legs rather noticeably when trotting
Has it been sorted out whether horses can see in color?
Two people police say were hoping to avoid drinking and driving chose instead to head home on horseback, and ended up under arrest anyway.
Culpeper, Va., police officers Lonnie Myers and Tim Chilton heard a disturbance last Thursday aroun
Birds that once flourished in suburban skies, including robins, bluebirds and crows, have been devastated by West Nile virus, a new study has found.
Populations of seven species have suffered dramatic declines across the continent since Wes
Infectious respiratory diseases constitute one of the major causes of death in the horse industry. In addition to the sorrow caused, they also are major economic threats. One of the most common diseases in foals six months and younger is
Scientific research has scored another significant victory in the equine world. Two DNA tests are now available to detect carrier status for hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA), also known as hyperelastosis cutis (HC).
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