Ohio State to Offer Online Courses for Vets, Horse Owners

Beginning in November, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine will begin to offer new online continuing education courses available to all veterinarians, technicians, breeders, and owners–nationally.

This program continue

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Ike’s Remnants Batter Farm Crops in South, Midwest

From Texas rice farms to Midwest cornfields, some farmers in the path of Hurricane Ike’s remnants saw profits sink as strong winds battered crops.

“The timing was devastating,” said Mike Smith, an agricultural extension agent in Henderson

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Tips on Caring for Livestock After Hurricanes

Immediate danger to livestock from hurricanes comes from drowning due to storm surges and accumulated rainfall. Injury can occur from flying debris or electric shock from downed power lines. But the risk of injury doesn’t end when the

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Feed, Hay Needed for 20,000 Animals Displaced by Hurricane

An estimated 20,000 head of displaced cattle and horses in both the Chambers and Jefferson counties of Texas are in immediate need of hay and fresh water resulting from Hurricane Ike’s storm surges in southeast Texas, livestock officials said

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Racetrack Injury Database Could Face Resistance

A new national racetrack injury database will have problems achieving widespread compliance without a large measure of anonymity and confidentiality, a Kentucky racetrack veterinarian said Sept. 15.

“I think there is going to be a ton of

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Groups Working to Rescue Stranded Galveston Horses

While most residents fled the island of Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Ike approached amid National Weather Service warnings of “certain death,” numerous horses and other livestock were left behind. Now rescuers are working to get the surviving

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Rescue Crews Wade Through Ike’s Damage

Rescue crews canvassing neighborhoods with dump trucks, helicopters and airboats have saved nearly 2,000 residents who ignored evacuation orders and stayed to face Hurricane Ike, authorities said Sunday.

Heavy morning rains hampered rescue

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Texas Veterinarians Call for Generators, Gas

The Texas Veterinary Medical Association Foundation is asking for assistance buying fuel for generators for veterinary clinics hit by Hurricane Ike. Due to massive power outages that are expected to last through the week, the Texas Veterinary

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