The March 1 lecture will be presented by Elizabeth Davidson, DVM, assistant professor and sports medicine clinician at New Bolton Center.
The Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine has received a grant from the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) for $20,000 in support of a State/Regional Disaster Management Training Program. The $20,000 from the AVMF is matched with in-kind gifts for a total value of $63,200. This program will provide emergency response training to aid animals before, during, and
On a warm spring night everyone in the barn is eagerly awaiting a new foal’s arrival. The wait is rewarded with the birth of a big, strong, and beautiful colt. During the next 12 months the foal thrives. The owners dream of having a future champion until one morning the farm manager notices the colt’s gait is abnormal, and he looks somewhat incoordinated (ataxic) in his hindquarters.
After being hit with a commodity market crash in 2008 and a global recession in 2009, Kentucky’s farm economy showed marked improvement in 2010. Agricultural economists with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture estimate Kentucky farm cash receipts to be $4.4 to $4.7 billion this year, up at least $100-300 million over 2009 and well above the 10-year average of $4 billion.
A survey September 2010 conducted by Saddle Up Safely, a rider safety awareness coalition of 40 community organizations led by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s Equine Initiative and UK HealthCare, reveals that equestrians are experiencing too many riding accidents that could be prevented or minimized.
As the gavel fell and “sold” was uttered Dec. 3 in the Keeneland sales ring, Hip No. 20 began his journey home. The equestrian- and agricultural-themed member of the class of 2010 Horse Mania horses had now been twice purchased by a syndicate of people on behalf of the UK Equine Initiative.
Sandra Collins, a senior laboratory technician in the laboratory of Gene Lyons, PhD, will retire from the University of Kentucky’s Department of Veterinary Science on Jan. 3 after more than 40 years with the lab.
Registration is now open for the second annual Kentucky Breeders’ Short Course, hosted by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture in partnership with the University of Minnesota. The Short Course will be held Jan. 21 and 22 at The Red Mile race track in Lexington
The newly-renamed UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory recently welcomed scientist Erdal Erol, DVM, MSc, PhD, as the laboratory’s new head of diagnostic microbiology.
Genetics is one of the many research focus areas at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center. A subset of this emphasis area is the Animal Genetic Testing and Research Laboratory (AGTRL), which allows horse owners to investigate their horses’ DNA and offers a range of tests to the public, including those for genetic disorders and coat color patterns.
Peter Timoney, MVB, PhD, FRCVS, Frederick Van Lennep Chair in Equine Veterinary Science at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center, was named the acting chair of the international Prevention of Equine Infectious Disease Guidelines Group (PrEquID) in September.
The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL), formerly the Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center, recently announced a change in the type of samples required to perform a test for Neorickettsia risticii, the causative organism for Potomac horse fever.
The Kentucky Equine Networking Association (KENA), a newly formed equine networking and educational group for equine professionals involved in pleasure and performance horse breeds, held its second meeting Nov. 16 in Lexington, Ky.
Global insurance market Lloyd’s of London recently presented a $45,000 check to the University of Kentucky, continuing almost three decades of support for the university’s Equine Disease Quarterly publication.
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s agricultural economics program is helping provide state-of-the-art financial tools to the Thoroughbred industry.
UK Healthcare, in partnership with University of Kentucky colleges of Agriculture and Public Health and 40 community, equine, and medical organizations, continues its five-year educational campaign, Saddle Up Safely, with the development of a horse-related injury brochure.
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