Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Horse owners have experienced an escalated fight with strangles in 2000-2001. Researchers have long observed that the highly contagious upper respiratory disease is more prevalent in some years than others. Historically, this happens about every
Hunt races have thrilled spectators for years, but the competitors are subject to falls. Aintree and Cheltenham, the largest national hunt racecourses in the United Kingdom, are funding research at the University of Liverpool for the next two
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Never before have horse owners been as aware of the threat of equine illness as this spring and summer. The list of potential nasties has read like a virtual Whoâs Who in Equine Diseases. Such terms as encephalitis and West Nile have become”P>Never before have horse owners been as aware of the threat of equine illness as t
A leading United Kingdom horse charity has teamed up with genome researchers in an effort to beat strangles. The Home of Rest for Horses, based in Buckinghamshire, England, has financed a £250,000 ($390,000) project to decode all the genes in
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin said on June 15 that 41 horses are quarantined at 10 different North Georgia locations due to exposure to equine infectious anemia (EIA).
We have tested these 41 quarantined in the Adairsville,”P>Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin said on
Before the late summer of 1999, most veterinarians in the United States could not have told you much about West Nile virus (WNV). Most regulatory veterinarians, like myself, only knew that WNV didn’t exist in the Western Hemisphere, and it wasn’
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) recently released a brochure about vesicular stomatitis for the horse owner. Vesicular stomatitis (VS) is a contagious disease that afflicts horses, livestock, wildlife, and humans. Althoug
Equids have lived their whole historic, genetic lives with terror as a part of their natural existance. Horses have a normal, immediate reaction to danger that manifests itself as flight or fight. In their world, safety is being out of the are”P>Equids have lived their whole historic, genetic lives with ter
West Nile virus (WNV) isn’t disclosing any secrets about which direction it’s headed next, but Ohio is considered to be in its path, and state officials have responded accordingly. A West Nile Virus Workgroup was formed in 2000,
Horses in Alabama, Virginia, and Louisiana have been battling West Nile virus (WNV) for the first time since it hit the Western Hemisphere in 1999. In the meantime, veterinarians, public health officials, and horse owners are anticipating the
Concerns over mad cow disease and the resurgence of foot and mouth disease in Europe has had a devastating effect on the European beef cattle industry, and has brought about an increased demand for horse meat. Mad cow disease has created fears
Minnesota recently had its first encounter with Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) when the disease was confirmed in two horses in separate areas of the state. One horse was from Blue Earth County in southern Minnesota, and the other was from
Spring and summer are when frequent rains encourage mosquito population growth, increasing the risk of arboviruses (diseases spread by arthropod vectors) for equine populations. West Nile virus (WNV) looms as a possible threat, and the state of
The year’s first four equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States have been confirmed in Florida. Three positive horses were located in Jefferson County, and one was found in bordering Leon County. The United States Department of
As many as 30 horses in northwestern Wisconsin recently died from what officials believe is Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE). Most of the cases were found in an area 30 miles north of Eau Claire,
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