Rodenticide Linked to Six Sudden Racehorse Deaths
Jack Shinar
December 19, 2014
Officials found trace amounts of anticoagulant rodenticide in six horses that died suddenly following exercise.
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Officials found trace amounts of anticoagulant rodenticide in six horses that died suddenly following exercise.
The Dec. 13 collision led to a horse being euthanized after a race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
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The RCI has asked the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) to merge into a new RCI scientific advisory board.
The organization updated entries on ketoprofen, alclofenac, firocoxib, aminorex, and more.
Of the 755 respondents, 584 (77%) said they do not soak their horses’ hay.
The Dec. 13 collision led to a horse being euthanized after a race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will award $2.4 million in grants to its 42 accredited facilities for 2014.
The 103-year-old racetrack received its initial NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance accreditation in 2013.
More jurisdictions are operating or will soon be operating under all or part of the National Uniform Medication Program.
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