With the national horse population trending down, the abundance of options available to horse buyers has left some rare breeds teetering on the edge of catastrophic loss.
This newest case of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy in California is reportedly not related to the four horses recently confirmed in Shasta and Sonoma counties. Sixty additional horses were exposed.
The attending veterinarian reports two additional horses were exposed.
The disease has affected 27 horses in 13 Michigan counties in 2019.
Colorado and Wyoming have newly confirmed positive and suspect premises.
The affected horses resided in Dallas and Kaufman counties.
All other horses on the premises received preventive vaccination after the diagnosis.
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has enacted an official quarantine.
A third Ashtabula County horse has succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease.
Researchers found that the WFFS gene occurs as frequently in Brazil as it does in the U.S. and Germany, and breeders and vets might need to consider the gene in breeding programs with mares that have increased pregnancy losses.
The horse is reported as affected and alive.
Allegan joins the list of Michigan counties affected with equine cases.
British researchers found sport horses and those with higher adoption fees found homes most quickly.
Get an early look at the American Association of Equine Practitioner’s 65th Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado.
The diagnosis marks Tuolumne County’s first case for 2019.
Lake County’s first case brings the state’s equine case total to eight.
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