Safe and Healthy Equine Travels Start at Home
Merial
August 27, 2012
Whether traveling to an out-of-state show or a mile away to the park, good equine health care starts at home.
Whether traveling to an out-of-state show or a mile away to the park, good equine health care starts at home.
Both West Nile virus (WNV) and Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) have been identified in Massachusetts horses.
Clipped horses achieved faster post-exercise recovery than unclipped horses when working in cold temperatures.
Neither horse–a 6-year-old Palomino gelding and a 3-year-old Quarter Horse gelding–was vaccinated.
The affected horse was identified in Klamath County, Ore. It is the state’s first equine WNV case of 2012.
Neither horse was vaccinated against the disease, and both were euthanized due to disease progression.
While fall armyworm is a pest of cattle and horse pastures, it should not affect horses.
Five cases have been confirmed in Kentucky and six have been confirmed in California.
The horses, both from northern Wisconsin, were confirmed positive via blood tests on Aug. 21.
Numerous factors go into selecting the appropriate surgical procedure to treat equine roaring.
UC Davis researchers found that high-quality alfalfa hay is most effective for rehabilitating a starved horse.
The Arabian colt from Scott County received a vaccination in March, but did not receive a follow-up booster.
EEE and WNV have stricken hundreds of horses in Wisconsin since 2001.
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More than 70 equine West Nile virus cases have already been diagnosed in the United States in 2012.
A horse in Jackson County has tested positive for WNV, the first in the state to do so since 2010.
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