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Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM March 16, 2017

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Lynn A. Caldwell, DVM February 9, 2017

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The Horse Staff September 29, 2016

Leptospirosis is a serious bacterial disease that causes both recurrent uveitis (“moon blindness”)—especially in Appaloosas, draft horses, and Warmbloods—and abortion in horses. But now there’s a vaccine to prevent it. Is your horse is at risk?

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The Horse Staff August 25, 2016

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Amelia Munsterman, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, ACVECC, CVA July 28, 2016

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Michelle Anderson February 25, 2016

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The Horse Staff January 21, 2016

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