
Practical Biosecurity for Horse Farms
Farm owners can take steps to minimize the introduction and spread of infectious equine diseases.

Farm owners can take steps to minimize the introduction and spread of infectious equine diseases.

Dr. Martin Nielsen of UK’s Gluck Equine Research Center presents recent equine parasite-control case studies.
A horse residing on the Lake County farm was euthanized and subsequently tested EHV-1 positive in May.
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Use topical fly repellent, fly sheets, and other tactics to protect horses from flies and related diseases.
Only four Normandy breeding farms are under quarantine for the disease and events are continuing as planned.
Queensland authorities are managing two new hendra virus cases after positive test results came in last night.
Researchers will use samples from horses with fevers of unknown origin to look for tick-borne infections.
Ticks typically begin to appear in late spring and early summer, but were reported weeks earlier this year.
The field day will take place June 5, 2012, from 4-8 p.m. CDT at Darling 888 Ranch, located in Princeton, Ky.
A Lake County, Ind., boarding facility was quarantined after an equine resident tested positive for EHV-1.
Federal policy impacts infectious disease control, quarantine requirements, and foreign worker regulations.
Horse owners to take precautions against the deadly hendra virus as the infection’s prime season approaches.

The horse was euthanized after showing severe neurologic signs associated with the disease.
The horses might have been exposed to EHV-1 during the Bucksnort Trail Ride, held April 23-30.
Understanding what strangles is, how it is spread, and treatment options is crucial for caretakers.
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