In a press release from the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries on Aug. 28, Minister Ian Macdonald said at least 58 horses are now infected with equine influenza on nine confirmed properties. Another 615 horses are in formal
New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald late Sunday (Aug. 26) reported that 47 horses in NSW are infected with equine influenza type A. News agencies in Australia have estimated that unofficially as of Sunda
Horses at Broughton Vale near Berry, Moonbi near Tamworth, Moree, Wyong, Wilberforce, and Cattai have tested positive to the equine influenza virus, according to the release from the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries. The
It’s Monday in Australia (Aug. 27), and horses with fevers are being monitored at Randwick Racecourse in Australia as a precaution during the current outbreak of equine influenza in Australia. RacingandSports.com.au reported the suspect horses
In El Paso, Texas, a truck pulling a horse trailer collided with five parked cars, killing four racehorses, El Paso police said. The driver and two horses survived.
Police said they believed that a medical condition suffered by the
Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald today (Sunday, Aug. 26) said in a press release the equine influenza situation in New South Wales was “grim.”
“More of the full picture is being revealed today, and I regret to inform you tha
Following the confirmation of equine influenza in horses stabled at Centennial Park in the centre of Sydney, the New South Wales (NSW) Minister for Agriculture has issued an order to cancel all horse events and ban all horse movements in NSW. Th
The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries announced today (Aug. 25) that stiff penalties have been imposed on people illegally moving horses during the current quarantine due to equine influenza in New South Wales, Australia. Th
It’s Sunday morning, Aug. 26, in Australia, and the news isn’t good.
Horse movement throughout the country has been halted; Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing has been cancelled until Tuesday, perhaps longer, except in the Northern
Australia’s major studs have been rocked by confirmation that more than 30 of the world’s leading shuttle stallions will be detained in quarantine for up to a month after the detection of a virus in one horse recently imported from Japan,
What is flu? “It’s a hit-and-run disease,” said Tom Chambers, PhD, who heads The OIE international influenza reference laboratory at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington. “When it hits, it causes big problems,
An outbreak of equine influenza has forced the Japan Racing Association to cancel horse races on Saturday and Sunday, local media reported.
The JRA decided to cancel the races after 29 of 163 horses checked were determined to have contracte
About 200 veterinarians were dispatched yesterday to check 5,000 racehorses in Japan for equine influenza after 20 animals at a training center were found to be positive for the
Young horses in training are vulnerable to a wide variety of problems–everything from respiratory disease to training injuries. These horses are often taken off the farm where they grew up, transported to training facilities where they
Researchers have recently identified a new equine respiratory ailment that presents clinical signs similar to heaves, but that is progressive and has a poor prognosis for affected horses. The researchers have postulated that the disease, dubbed
Valberg discussed muscle disease created by immune-mediated situations, describing three possible different manifestations. One type of muscle damage develops subsequent to an outbreak of Streptococcus equi (strangles).
If a horse
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