Are We Prepared for African Horse Sickness?
Erica Larson
October 27, 2014
One vet recommends taking these preparation steps to help reduce the impact of an outbreak.
One vet recommends taking these preparation steps to help reduce the impact of an outbreak.
An equine disease outbreak can be dangerous for your horse and expensive for you. Protect your horse from infectious disease exposure by using tips from our step-by-step visual guide.
Is your horse showing clinical signs of an infectious disease? Here’s how to care for your horse and protect others in our step-by-step visual guide.
Rarely a week goes by during late summer and fall that a state animal health authority doesn’t report vesicular stomatitis cases. But, what is this disease and should you be concerned about it infecting your horses?
Horses are at risk for contracting a number of diseases that can have mild to devastating consequences.
Are you concerned about transporting your horse during a vesicular stomatitis (VS) outbreak? A veterinarian shares tips on how to protect your equids while traveling.
Learn about 20 important equine infectious diseases that could make your horse sick, how they are spread, and ways to prevent them in our easy-to-follow visual guide.
Find out how to protect your horse from infectious diseases when traveling to clinics, shows, and trail rides from Dr. Paul Morley, director of infection control at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Summer is peak season for horse shows and events, and Colorado State University (CSU) veterinarians remind riders that it’s important if traveling to take steps to help prevent the spread of equine infectious disease.
Remember these important steps if you’re faced with an infectious disease outbreak, regardless of what condition is at the center of the issue.
If your horse starts exhibiting signs of infectious disease, assume whatever he’s come down with is contagious to other horses until proven otherwise, and follow these important steps to halt disease spread.
Whether you’re heading south for a winter show circuit or relocating permanently, preparation is key.
By maintaining a clean facility, instituting several simple biosecurity precautions, and regularly disinfecting your barns and stalls, you will be better able to prevent and control disease on your farm.
Get a preview of what’s to come when France hosts the 2014 World Equestrian Games.
Dr. Erin Denney-Jones talks about the health precautions associated with bringing a new horse into your herd.
Sick horses are everywhere. Here’s how to keep your horse from picking up diseases via horse-to-horse contact.
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