BHA Board Confirms Equine Anti-Doping Rules Review
Edited Press Release
January 26, 2018
The British Horseracing Authority will conduct a full review of the sport’s equine anti-doping rules, it announced this week.
The British Horseracing Authority will conduct a full review of the sport’s equine anti-doping rules, it announced this week.
Uneeda Bryant, DVM, was recognized for her continued efforts encourage young people to enter science-related fields.
Genetically engineered horses could be arriving as soon as next year, but how that engineering might affect their health and welfare remains unclear.
The hospital was quarantined after a horse there tested positive for equine herpes myeloencephalitis last week.
The EDQ still aims to provide accurate information on equine diseases at three levels: in Kentucky, in the United States, and internationally.
The summit will be held June 27, 2018, at the Keeneland sales pavilion, in Lexington, Kentucky.
Qualifying facilities can receive EEE/WEE, EHV, WNV, influenza, tetanus, and rabies vaccines for horses.
Horse owners who live in the United States, are 18 years of age and older, and who currently own or manage at least one horse are invited to complete the survey by April 1.
An additional febrile horse tested positive for EHV-1 and was moved into the on-site state-of-the-art isolation facility.
Researchers hope to find out as they conduct a study of U.K. horse owners’ understanding of laminitis.
While microchipping is safe and practical, chips can be hard to trace if owner and database information isn’t kept current.
The BLM plans to gather and remove 350 wild horses from state, private, and agency-managed lands.
The horse had been a patient at the New Bolton Center, where it was exposed to a horse subsequently diagnosed with EHM.
The hearings regarding motor vehicle and helicopter use in wild horse management will take place in Idaho and Montana.
Mixed Animal Veterinary Associates of North America is comprised of 22 equine, mixed animal, and companion animal veterinary practices across 11 states.
Fatal injuries in North American flat racing horses has decreased by 23%, but there’s still work to be done.
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