Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Kansas counties with vesicular stomatitis virus cases on newly identified premises include Allen, Cherokee, Coffey, Elk, Labette, Lyon, Miami, Neosho, and Wilson.
Horses have a good sense of smell. Drs. Jenny Biehunko and Camie Heleski talk about how scents and pheromones might help calm horses, especially during travel.
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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services had confirmed EEE cases in Baker, Holmes, and Jackson counties.
The horses lived at the same Suffolk County farm.
The Eastern equine encephalomyelitis fatality rate in horses exceeds 90%. Horses act as sentinels for human risk.
Associate Professor Dr. Jonathan Yardley won the contest, which celebrates the important relationship between veterinarian, owner, and horse.
A third horse succumbs to the mosquito-borne disease in 2020.
Four premises in two counties remain under quarantine.
What started as a pleasant day on the trail could have turned deadly when the riverbank failed as riders watered their horses. Thankfully, the area has a team of trained responders. This is how they helped.
Quarantined equine premises in the state now total four.
APHIS has confirmed four new positive and seven new suspect premises with VSV in Kansas. Thirty-three premises in the state remain under quarantine.
Animal health authorities have released the last active premises, located in Maricopa County, from quarantine related to vesicular stomatitis.
A new study by French scientists suggests that allowing foals and their dams to wean at their own pace could be a more welfare-friendly breeding strategy than traditional methods.
APHIS announces 12 new confirmed positive and eight new suspect cases in the state.
A Newton County premises is under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis virus, with three cases.
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