Indiana Report Says Positive Cobalt Tests Down
Tom LaMarra
January 14, 2015
Of the 879 samples tested through Nov. 15, nine (1%) came back over the 25 parts-per-billion threshold level.
Of the 879 samples tested through Nov. 15, nine (1%) came back over the 25 parts-per-billion threshold level.
The standing MRI is the first installed at a Thoroughbred racetrack or training center in North America, officials say.
The facility will provide a 24-hour quarantine facility for the import and export of horses and other animals, and more.
Mary Scollay-Ward, DVM; Rick Arthur, DVM; and Lynn Hovda, MS, DVM, signed the letter of support.
The BLM plans to gather about 150 wild horses threatened by lack of forage.
Officials said racing participants will be asked to be more vigilant in an effort to prevent injuries to racehorses.
Equine aftercare organizations can apply for Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) accreditation through April 15.
Dr. Stuart Reid, who has an equine background, has been reappointed principal for a second five-year term.
The groups will join forces to facilitate the sale of more Thoroughbred ex-racehorses to the equestrian market.
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute veterinarians will be available for routine and emergency care through March 16.
An Illinois owner is facing charges after a horse died after being exposed to severe winter weather.
Police said an owner found his horse slaughtered in his barn when he went to feed then animal on Jan. 7.
Florida agricultural officials fined Lakeland Animal Nutrition $4,000 for the contaminated feed on Jan. 6.
Several horses are receiving rehabilitative care after being seized by Maricopa County, Arizona, authorities.
A farm owner says three horses died and another was sickened after consuming contaminated feed produced by ADM.
The USDA approved the label claim based on safety studies including a total of 446 pregnant mares.
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