Dehydration Alert

When horses are working hard, especially in hot weather, they are particularly prone to dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.

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West Nile Virus 2001

On May 7 it was announced that West Nile virus (WNV) had returned to the northeastern United States–this time in dead crows in New Jersey. But the area wasn’t as panicked as it had been the past two years the disease was found. State

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Update On Foot and Mouth Recommendations

Release from Great Britain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAFF)

5 June 2001

Advice for horse owners during the foot and mouth outbreak

Though horses are not susceptible to infection by

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Burghley Will Go On Despite Foot And Mouth Concerns

Tickets have gone on sale for Europe’s only four-star three-day event in 2001, the Burghley Pedigree Horse Trials, Stamford, Lincs, to be held Aug. 30-Sept. 2 in spite of the foot and mouth disease outbreak. The Badminton three-day event was

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Initial Pericarditis Survey In Yearlings Brings Good News

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Kentucky’s Pericarditis Cases Called ‘Clinically Significant’

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West Nile Virus Found In Rhode Island Birds

Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental Management has announced two crows have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The crows were collected from Charlestown and Warwick last week and are the first to test positive in Rhode Island this year.

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Massachusetts West Nile Information Line Opens

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s West Nile virus information line opened on June 1.

If you are a Massachusetts resident and wish to speak with someone concerning WNV during business hours, or leave a telephone message

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Syndrome Survey Nearly Completed; Hemlock Poisoning Not Ruled Out

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International West Nile Conference

As mosquito populations began another season of activity, scientists met for the International Conference on West Nile Virus (WNV) in White Plains, N.Y. Individuals from as far away as Israel, Romania, Russia, France, and South Africa joined

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Administering Foal Enemas

With a newborn foal, you observe a checklist of progressive behaviors: Regular breaths, ears up, standing, and nursing. Once the foal has survived these adjustments to life after birth, you’re tempted to sigh with relief (and go back to bed!).

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Flaxseed Might Help Fight Sweet-Itch

A University of Guelph Equine Research Centre (ERC) study indicates that flaxseed (linseed) can relieve symptoms of sweet-itch, an allergic skin condition more formally known as recurrent seasonal pruritis. Sweet-itch is a common complaint in

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Lives In The Balance–Botulism

Botulism, an often-deadly disease in foals, can be prevented easily and inexpensively with proper management. Botulism is a familiar term to most of us as a disease that humans get from eating improperly preserved food. In horses, botulism cause

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Michigan EPM Studies–Exposure, Testing, Control

Research from Michigan State University (MSU) estimates that 60% of horses in the state have been exposed to Sarcocystis neurona, the parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). Analysis showed that seroprevalence

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