Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Montana and Wyoming have joined the list of states affected by vesicular stomatitis; cases were announced in mid-August in both states. They have 17 and 21 affected premises, respectively.
Utah tops the list of the states with the most
While there have been many changes in the equine world in the past several decades, no change has been more dramatic than that experienced by horse transportation. The change, literally, has been from hooves and rails to wheels and wings. While
Study results indicate horses with equine lower motor disease (EMND) had an increased glucose metabolism rate.
New research indicates that the normal stresses of traveling and showing can cause ulcers and stomach lining changes in as little as five days.
Scott McClure, DVM, PhD, of Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, used 20
According to Equine Disease Quarterly, which is published by the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center and sponsored by Lloyd’s, the Influenza Expert Surveillance Panel this year recommended that influenza vaccines contain the
Livestock anthrax cases are dispersed over Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and southern Manitoba, Canada. North Dakota is having a record year, with more than 300 cases since early July.
Minnesota has reported five anthrax
“When the water started coming in, I know it was the one we’d been waiting for,” recalled Louis Pomes quietly, leaning against his truck and surveying his battered lifelong hometown of St. Bernard Parish, La. He had been expecting a colossal
Virginia health officials confirmed the state?s first case of equine West Nile virus (WNV) on Sept. 19. The affected 12-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, located in Albemarle County, is currently recovering. The owners had been told when they
Cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS) were confirmed for the first time this year in Routt County, Colo., Weber County, Utah, and Park County, Wyo., prompting the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) to add these counties to the state?s
Katrina Increases Mosquito Population; WNV Outbreak Not Expected
The mosquito population of the Hurricane Katrina-affected areas is expected to increase at a staggering rate, according to Joe Conlon, American Mosquito Control Association
Three new cases of West Nile virus (WNV) were reported by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture as of Aug. 29.
In Fayette County a 2-year-old Hanovarian filly had onset of symptoms on Sept. 15. She had not been vaccinated, and she is
Rhodococcus equi pnemonia is an insidious disease of foals–by the time one sees clinical signs, the pnemonia can be well advanced. Thus, tests that have greater sensitivity for R. equi are needed because they might permit
Three New England states have confirmed nine cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in horses this year, and none of the horses survived. This suggests that horse owners should take further measures to protect horses against this deadly
Strangles has a low mortality rate (2.6%), but it is highly contagious and spreads rapidly.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) has revised its vesicular stomatitis (VS) embargo on livestock (including horses) by adding Davis County, Utah and Moffat County, Colo., where additional cases of VS were reported during the first wee
New research shows that stomach ulcers can occur within five days in horses exposed to recreational show conditions and activities. The study, reported in the Sept. 1 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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