Half the owners didn’t understand equine thermoregulation, including horses’ bodily response to clipping and blanketing.
Officials say the new regulations are strengthening the integrity of the state’s horse racing industry.
The 9-year-old Atlantic County mare had not been vaccinated against EEE for two years and is undergoing treatment.
Of the 854 respondents, 681 (80%) said their horses are currently vaccinated against rabies.
Three horses tested positive for the banned substance diisopropylamine, a vasodilator.
Seventy-two percent of vets polled disagreed that “corporatization is inevitable and will benefit vets and clients.”
Mares released back to the HMA will be retreated with a fertility-control vaccine to reduce population growth.
Dr. Michael Erskine has served as director of Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center since 2013.
The BLM is gathering horses from Wyoming’s Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, and Great Divide Basin herd management areas.
Drs. Eric Davis and Becky McConnico offer advice for sending donations to areas after a natural disaster.
Owners considered veterinarians the most reliable information source, which researchers found encouraging.
The Horse and Merck have teamed to bring you rabies-related content Sept. 24-30, 2017.
Riddle co-founded Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in 1986 and specializes in reproductive veterinary medicine,
The Horse and Merck have teamed to bring you rabies-related content Sept. 24-30, 2017.
Members of Saddle Up Safely’s partner organizations can receive a 10% discount on the registration fee.
A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to a barn fire that claimed the lives of 13 therapy horses earlier this year.
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