Choosing an Antibiotic for Use in Foals
Erica Larson
September 17, 2013
Learn how vets can treat sick foals effectively without adding to the antibiotic-resistant bacteria problem.
Learn how vets can treat sick foals effectively without adding to the antibiotic-resistant bacteria problem.
Officials announced the total ban on anabolic steroid use, both in and out of competition, on Sept 16.
Times are changing when it comes to parasite control. Learn how to control parasites in broodmares and foals.
Foals are more susceptible to parasite infection and have an elevated risk for developing disease.
The horse was vaccinated for EEE and West Nile virus (WNV) a year ago but had not received a booster dose.
Products unauthorized for use in the UK were seized from a farm housing the Maktoum family’s endurance horses.
The app is designed to help owners evaluate the risk of not vaccinating against mosquito-borne diseases.
The rule requires a claimed horse’s trainer to provide details on injections given within 30 of claiming.
The affected horse had not received an EEE vaccination and was euthanized on August 31.
According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 64 cases of WNV have been confirmed in 23 states.
PHF can have serious complications, and the fatality rate in untreated cases can be up to 30%.
The Operation Gelding program provides funds and materials to assist with castration clinics.
Summer might be nearing its end, but reports of confirmed EEE cases keep rolling in.
An unvaccianted 10-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Hopkins County tested positive for WNV late last week.
The property was quarantined last month following the confirmation of the hendra virus in a horse and a dog.
Animal health officials are reminding equid owners statewide to watch for West Nile virus (WNV).
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