N.Y. Lawmakers Oppose Ban on Race-Day Salix
Tom LaMarra
June 13, 2012
Two New York senators announced June 12 that they do not support a ban on race-day Salix administration.
Two New York senators announced June 12 that they do not support a ban on race-day Salix administration.
The measure would ban the use of furosemide on race-day in graded and listed stakes over a three-year period.
The drug, possibly being misused for its anabolic steroid properties, will be severely restricted next year.
The Salix debate will continue in early June when the KHRC holds a town hall meeting on the topic.
The KHRC will discuss a possible three-year phase-out of race-day furosemide in graded and listed stakes.
Salix is a medication used to prevent exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging, also known as bleeding.
The witnesses all told Congress they don’t believe race-day medication has a place in Thoroughbred racing.
Study of horses with allergies showed a partial remission of allergy signs with nanoparticle administration
Researchers recently assessed the feasibility of functional electrical stimulation in roarers.
A horse in respiratory distress or displaying other signs of airway ailments warrants a call to a veterinarian
Vets examined upper airway obstruction in horses being ridden and when displaying “normal” head carriage.
Inflammatory airway disease is a top cause of decreased performance and affects up to 50% of equine athletes.
One researcher said equine IAD is associated with an increase in surfactant protein D blood levels.
Equine respiratory topics including evaluating the upper respiratory tract and treating its ailments and managing inflammatory airway disease in horses is included in the Respiratory section of the 2011 AAEP Convention held in San Antonio, Texas.
Veterinarians have fine-tuned numerous methods for evaluating the upper respiratory tract for abnormalities.
Clenbuterol use was suspended for Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing in New Mexicoeffective April 20.
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