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Postmortem given on equine piroplasmosis
American Association of Equine Practitioners members have played a critical role in the detection of clinical cases of equine
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States enact equine passport
State livestock health officials in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and
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USDA releases equine industry study results
The Department of Agriculture’s National Animal Health Monitoring System published the first report from its Equine 2015 study,
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42 states testing for contagious equine metritis
Forty-two states were tracing and testing horses that may have been exposed to contagious equine metritis as of mid-January.
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Notifications available for equine disease outbreaks
The Equine Disease Communication Center works to protect horses and the horse industry in North America from the threat of infectious disease…
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Boehringer Ingelheim invites proposals for equine research
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. invites proposals for the 2014 Equine Research Awards.
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Ongoing Merck equine study reveals 10 years of data
Merck Animal Health's Equine Respiratory Biosurveillance Program has reached the 10-year mark.
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Morris awards grants for wildlife, equine research
Morris Animal Foundation announced in late September that it has awarded $850,000 in support of wildlife research through grants to
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June webinars: Cannabis use and the state of the equine profession
Cannabis is becoming increasingly available for human recreational and medical use. Should veterinary practices monitor staff use of marijuana and…
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Study: West Nile virus cost equine industries in Colorado, Nebraska millions in 2002
First time the economic impact on equids in a particular U.S. region has been assessed Last year, West Nile virus cost equid
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On the trail of horses
The debate over how to track and identify horses has been ongoing for more than a decade.
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AAEP updates parasite control guidelines
The American Association of Equine Practitioners recently released an updated version of its equine parasite control guidelines.
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Survey: Horse industry stabilizing
Almost 90 percent of horse owners responding to a survey expect to own or manage the same number or more horses this year, compared with last year.
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AAEP develops guidelines for infectious disease outbreaks
The Infectious Disease Task Force of the American Association of Equine Practitioners has developed guidelines
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Merial launches outbreak alert program
An animal health company has developed an alert system to notify registered users about reports of equine disease throughout the country.
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Spread of EHV-1 prompts quick response
An outbreak of equine herpesvirus-1 in the western U.S. and Canada has put public health officials and horse owners on alert this spring.
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Alert Floridians tighten the screw on screwworms
The USDA reported that investigation of the Florida equine screwworm case, which occurred in March, has concluded.
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Eastern tent caterpillars implicated in swine abortions
Eastern tent caterpillars can interfere with more than equine reproduction
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Horse Genome Project releases scientific standards for genetic testing
The scientists behind the Horse Genome Project first began meeting in 1995 to develop genetic tools to benefit the equine community.
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In Short
A former mayor gifts $10M to Texas Tech veterinary school, endocrine-disrupting chemicals have been linked to equine metabolic syndrome, and more.
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Bureau of Land Management report details factors in 146 wild horse deaths
A report released in July on the equine influenza outbreak this past spring at the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse Off-Range Corral at the…
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Canine influenza virus emerges in Florida
posted October 1, 2005 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services posted an alert Sept. 20 on an emerging respiratory tract…
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Winn awards grants for nine new feline health studies
Winn Feline Foundation announced in late November 2017 that it had awarded grants for nine new studies in feline health.
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NAHMS to study swine diseases
Randomly selected pork producers will be contacted via mail by the
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Maine officials battle new outbreak of ISA
The ISA virus was detected June 11 in one cage housing 28,000 market-size fish at a farm operated by Heritage Salmon in Cobscook Bay