Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
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.
I have a Trakehner/Thoroughbred cross that starts flexing his hind legs rather noticeably when trotting
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
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
Has it been sorted out whether horses can see in color?
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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The reality is that gastric ulcers are a man-made disease, and the majority of horses with gastric ulcers do not show outward symptoms. Oftentimes poor appetite, decreased performance, and a poor hair coat are subtle symptoms
The Carolina Marsh Tacky herd can trace its heritage back to the Civil War.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has received a $700,000 Chesapeake Bay Targeted Watershed Grant to help owners and operators of small-sized equine operations in Central Maryland with pasture and manure management. The 2002 Maryland Equine
Based on the pattern of the disease’s spread, Oregon might see a sharp increase in the humans who get West Nile virus in 2007, health officials say.
When the virus crosses state boundaries, officials said, it typically results in a few cases
The Illinois Department of Agriculture released a statement last week reminding horse owners to vaccinate their animals before the onset of mosquito season to protect against West Nile virus (WNV).
“Many horses infected with WNV never
Health authorities hope Kansas’ wet weather this spring doesn’t translate into a surge in mosquito numbers.
“It’s going to depend on temperature, how long the water stays on the ground, things like that,” said Ludek Zurek, an assistant
The recall of a batch of milk replacer commonly used for foals is not related to the widespread pet food recalls, according to a report released by the company.
A batch of Unimilk milk replacer was withdrawn after customers reported that th
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