Pigeon Fever in Horses Update
Texas Animal Health Comission
April 19, 2012
The Texas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory tallied more than 150 positive pigeon fever cultures in 2011.
The Texas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory tallied more than 150 positive pigeon fever cultures in 2011.
If caloric intake is reduced, horses might seek alternative food sources to fulfill natural feeding behavior.
The facility in Monterey County, Calif., has been under quarantine since mid-March.
In recent years, a deadly disease–hendra virus–has been making waves in the Australian equine industry.
The mare displayed mild neurologic signs, and is considered a secondary exposure from the HITS Thermal show.
More than 2,000 horses were exposed to EHV-1 during the 2011 outbreak, which originated in Ogden, Utah.
The four EHV-1 positive horses are from two separate facilities, both of which are under voluntary quarantine.
The most recently confirmed horse displayed mild neurologic signs before testing positive for the disease.
Live racing has been canceled due to a strangles outbreak on the backside at Saratoga Casino and Raceway.
The CDFA recommends owners of potentially exposed horses continue monitoring animals for signs of disease.
Published reports indicate that both horses recently attended the HITS Desert Horse Show in Thermal, Calif.
The toolkit provides equine event organizers with equine biosecurity and infectious disease information.
Three horses from Swaziland are dead after contracting African horse sickness, according to an OIE report.
According to a recent study, a coat pattern with numerous narrow stripes deteres horseflies from landing.
Basic horse manure management equipment includes a good wheelbarrow and manure fork.
The Australian equine influenza outbreak provided a unique opportunity to evaluate some biosecurity measures.
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