AAEP Releases EPM Guidelines
Edited Press Release
February 23, 2021
The guidelines, available as a PDF file, were reviewed and approved by the AAEP’s infectious disease committee and board of directors.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
The guidelines, available as a PDF file, were reviewed and approved by the AAEP’s infectious disease committee and board of directors.
Six exposed horses remain quarantined.
The cases bring the province’s number of affected equine premises to three.
Test results are pending for 62 exposed horses on the affected horse’s home premises.
Neurologic examinations in foals are easy to perform and provide useful information about the neonate’s overall health status.
Horses are susceptible to a number of viral and bacterial diseases for which the equine industry has produced safe and effective vaccinations.
Another equid on the Eagle County farm was exposed.
Veterinarians have confirmed two more Washington state horses with equine influenza (EI). One of the horses also has respiratory EHV-1.
The positive tests follow the euthanasia of three other horses at the facility.
The affected Dallas County farm is under official quarantine.
The lockdown and subsequent investigation follows positive tests in seven horses.
The horse is Florida’s first equine case of EEE this year.
Two additional cases at a Kitsap County boarding facility are suspected among 25 horses exposed.
Researchers found horses treated with antibiotics have significantly less diversity (fewer bacterial species) in their GI microbiomes than healthy horses.
British researchers watched horses feeding in groups to find out if dominance is linked to weight gain. What they found might surprise you.
The horse that tested positive has been euthanized.
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