Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
The USET and Stadium Jumping in conjunction with the Florida Division of the Animal Industry are sponsoring a meeting in Wellington, FL on December 20, 1999 to discuss the West Nile Virus and its effect on the equine. Nationally recognized
Courtesy of USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, Emergency Programs
Infectious Disease Table Topics, AAEP Convention
(Report of November 18, 1999)
West Nile Virus (WNV) has been identified in birds, mosquitoes,
Presented by Committee Chairman: Timothy R. Cordes, DVM, Dec. 4, 1999 History According to Ralph C. Knowles, DVM, Veterinary Consultant, early equine identification in the
Older mares’ reproductive ability declines, and getting and keeping them pregnant become more problematic.
Last minute negotiations between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the European Commission have failed to stop a ban on the importation of U.S. horses from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey into Europe. The American Horse Council learned
That stall is very likely the place where your horse is going to spend the bulk of his existence as a domestic animal. Even if he is turned out every day, and exercised regularly, up to 16 hours of his daily life could be whiled away in that familiar
Stomach ulcers and lesions can be an affliction in horses young and old.
Horse owners cause ulcers. What else are we to conclude when one of the world’s leading researchers in this area of equine health says that 100% of domestic horses have ulcers at some point in their lives. Ulcers are one of those problems that”orse owners cause ulcers. What else are we to conclude when one of the world’s leading researchers in th
Seventeen equines have tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia in Wayne County since Sept. 18, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA). Fourteen of the equines have been destroyed, and the other three are quarantined.
The United Arab Emirates has announced that all horses exported to the UAE from the US must be accompanied by a supplementary health certificate. The certificate guarantees that the horse has not been resident on premises in New York State withi
Peter Timoney, FRCVS, PhD, is head of the Gluck Equine Research Center in Kentucky and one of the world’s leading authorities on equine infectious disease.
Q: What is West Nile encephalitis?
Inflammation of the
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the unique disease outbreak in NY horses is no longer the West Nile-like virus. It now has been confirmed as the actual West Nile virus.
Centers for Disease Control have not ye”P>According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the unique disease outbreak in NY horses is no longer the West Nile”>Accordin
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday confirmed that in Suffolk County, NY, at least one dead horse tested positive for the West Nile-like virus. Another 10 horses that displayed symptoms
Determined To Be The Cause Of Human And Equine Illnesses In New York City
For the first time, West Nile virus–or a new subtype of that virus–has been confirmed in humans and horses in the United States. The
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