Split Over Race-Day Salix Continues in Kentucky
Tom LaMarra
May 18, 2012
The Salix debate will continue in early June when the KHRC holds a town hall meeting on the topic.
The Salix debate will continue in early June when the KHRC holds a town hall meeting on the topic.
Show officials removed two horses from the show grounds after the animals tested positive for influenza.
No horses at the event have presented any signs of illness, but biosecurity measures have been implemented.
The KHRC will discuss a possible three-year phase-out of race-day furosemide in graded and listed stakes.
Researchers found several links between equine influenza transmission and weather patterns.
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
The recording of TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE event on the horse’s upper respiratory tract from April 19
Understanding what strangles is, how it is spread, and treatment options is crucial for caretakers.
Treatment of mares with oral gallium nitrate significantly reduced fecal concentrations of virulent R. equi but had no detectable impact on airborne concentrations, one researcher concluded.
Treatment of mares with oral gallium nitrate significantly reduced fecal concentrations of virulent R. equi.
Researchers are striving to better understand this fast-spreading virus before its next next mutation.
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
Live racing has been canceled due to a strangles outbreak on the backside at Saratoga Casino and Raceway.
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