Anabolic Steroids Still an Issue in U.S. Horse Racing
Frank Angst
February 13, 2015
A number of samples from Thoroughbred racehorses recently came back positive for anabolic steroids.
A number of samples from Thoroughbred racehorses recently came back positive for anabolic steroids.
The sales company will begin implementing guidelines for controlled therapeutic medications this spring.
The RCI intends to take the lead role in gathering the information needed to set racehorse medication policies.
The colt’s bloodwork showed the presence of altrenogest, a product typically used to regulate mares’ estrous cycles.
The policy says racehorses must not be given anabolic steroids. Positive tests will result in a 12-month training ban.
Officials are looking into a report that a yearling sold at a recent auction has tested positive for anabolic steroids.
Three trainers received suspensions and fines in conjunction with positive stanozolol tests.
The new trimethoprim sulfadiazine (TMS) formulation reduced fever and eliminated infection in many treated horses.
Researchers found that ceftiofur did not penetrate the placenta effectively, making it a poor placentitis treatment.
Officials will hear from groups involved in an effort to have all racing jurisdictions adopt uniform drug policies.
Improper use of some common equine drugs can impact our horses’ health and safety more than some might think.
Officials also said they’d completed their investigation into horse mistreatment allegations surrounding Steve Asmussen.
Cox Veterinary Laboratory has recalled and ceased production of Gastroade Xtra because it is not FDA-approved.
Discussion topics will include expanded lab capabilities, emerging integrity threats, combating doping, and more.
Is long-term use of Previcox for treating pain related to navicular syndrome in horses okay?
Of the 879 samples tested through Nov. 15, nine (1%) came back over the 25 parts-per-billion threshold level.
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