Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Twenty-seven horses have died in what appears to be an accidental poisoning at a Brazos County, Texas boarding barn, reports The Bryan-College Station Eagle, a local newspaper.
Preliminary reports suggest that the horses’ feed
Equine strangles is caused by Streptococcus equi, a biovar, or clonal descendent of an ancestral S. zooepidemicus. Recovery from the disease is accompanied by onset of acquired resistance to the disease in approximately 75% of horses, an immunity that persists for 5 years or longer — hence the greater incidence of strangles in younger horses.
Saskatchewan, Canada, is experiencing its worst anthrax year on record. Animal health authorities have quarantined more than 28 premises in Saskatchewan for suspected anthrax contamination and have deemed 113 cattle deaths suspicious as of July
New York Racing Association track announcer Tom Durkin, the voice of the Breeders’ Cup since its inception in 1984, will deliver the keynote speech during the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame
Twenty-four states have reported detecting West Nile virus (WNV) in 2006, according to the latest data reported on the U.S. Geological Survey web site (last updated June 27). The disease has infected horses in four states: Iowa, North Dakota,
While cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing for equine protozoal myloencephalitis (EPM) is widely regarded as the only definitive way to diagnose the disease, the difficult, expensive, and potentially dangerous test might not be necessary, according
An Australian court awarded $71,000 in damages after a Sydney area family?s Thoroughbred mare died and three other show horses were permanently retired due to heart conditions resulting from contaminated feed, the Sydney Morning
My horse was diagnosed about six months ago with EPM. Can I help him gain his strength back in his hind legs?
Sand colic, like other variations on the colic theme, can cause anything from mild discomfort to death.
Any injury that tears skin or causes painful swelling around the eye should receive immediate veterinary attention.
The Michigan Department of Community Health?s Bureau of Laboratories has detected a total of 23 cases of rabies out of 986 animals tested through June 26, 2006. These include 18 bats, four horses, and one skunk. Over the same time period in 2005
The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is urging horse owners in south east Queensland to keep feed and water under cover and to stable horses overnight where possible, following the identification of Hendra virus in a horse on the Sunshine
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Two head of cattle have died of anthrax, the first cases of the disease reported in North Dakota this year. “This is a warning for North Dakota producers to talk with their veterinarians about having thei
Beau’s bright, interested eyes and shiny coat do not give any indication that he was at death’s door just a few months ago. On June 1, the chocolate-colored Rocky Mountain Horse gelding was a guest for the American College of Veterinary Internal
Agriculture authorities have confirmed Ireland’s first recorded cases of equine infectious anemia (EIA). Ireland’s Department of Agriculture and Food announced Thursday (June 15) that the disease was detected in a “small number of horses” in the
Vaccine manufacturer Fort Dodge Animal Health recalled about 330,000 doses of rabies vaccine recently after a vaccinated dog became ill with rabies. Horses are not likely affected by the recall.
“It’s a product that’s labeled for equine
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