Spring Syndromes Review
Just before the Kentucky Derby last year, a series of events took place in Kentucky and surrounding states that resulted in 516 late-term abortions and 2,998 early fetal losses in Kentucky’s Thoroughbred industry alone. There also were about 60 cases of pericarditis (heart problems) and 50 cases of unilateral uveitis (problems in one eye) reported in Central Kentucky horses.
In 2002,
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Just before the Kentucky Derby last year, a series of events took place in Kentucky and surrounding states that resulted in 516 late-term abortions and 2,998 early fetal losses in Kentucky’s Thoroughbred industry alone. There also were about 60 cases of pericarditis (heart problems) and 50 cases of unilateral uveitis (problems in one eye) reported in Central Kentucky horses.
In 2002, there have been only two cases of pericarditis and two cases of uveitis reported
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Written by:
Kimberly S. Brown
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