Contagious Diseases

by: Michael Ball, DVM
Any horse which is sick and suspected of having a contagious disease should be immediately isolated from the healthy stock. If possible, a single person should be assigned to the care of this animal, and that person should be educated to use proper quarantine procedures. ...


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