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AAEP CONVENTION PREVIEW The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is the leading provider of continuing education for veterinarians. Each year at the AAEP Convention, exhibitors from all across the country set up and operate booths stocked with wares ranging from books to endoscopes, and from nutritional supplements to new medications. We have assembled a review for you of some of the goods and products that are new for 2003. For more on the new products to be featured at the convention, read "Serving the Industry" in the November 2003 issue of The Horse.
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FIELD AND STREAM ADVOCATES DONKEY BBQ Field and Stream columnist Thomas McIntyre is free in this country to say what he pleases, but methinks he's gone too far. While he rambles around quite a bit in his column, taking pokes and jabs at all equids and their owners along the way, his final paragraph is something that horse owners should read and ponder.
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WHERE DOES LAMINITIS START? New research will help determine where laminitis begins and how it affects internal structures of the foot. Hoof researcher David Hood, DVM, PhD, and his staff at the Hoof Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Clinic at Texas A&M University, joined forces with histologist Sherry Morgan, DVM, PhD, of Abbott Laboratories in Abbott Park, Ill., to create an innovative new hoof tissue biopsy technique that can be analyzed with laboratory histology methods.
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ZITO SPOKESMAN FOR NATIONAL HORSE PROTECTION COALITION A newly formed organization that hopes to garner public support for an eventual ban on horse slaughter in the United States announced Oct. 28 two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Nick Zito would be the group's national spokesperson.
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CALVENZA™ EIV/EHV -- RESPIRATORY VACCINES REDEFINED
 Equine influenza virus (EIV) and equine herpesvirus (EHV) are common sources of contagious infectious respiratory diseases in horses.
Veterinarians and horse owners are frequently disappointed in their influenza/rhinopneumonitis vaccines. Calvenza™ EIV/EHV was developed to not only provide safety and purity, but also efficacy and broad spectrum protection.
Calvenza EIV/EHV is the only vaccine approved for use in the U.S. and Canada that incorporates relevant strains of North American and Eurasian subtypes of EIV A2 viruses, and it has proven protection against EIV and EHV. Also, Calvenza EIV/EHV is the only vaccine to offer both intramuscular and intranasal routes of administration.
Ask your veterinarian for Calvenza EIV/EHV or call 1-800-325-9167. |
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THE HORSE MAGAZINE WELCOMES 6,500 NEW READERS FROM THE TRAIL LESS TRAVELED The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, the equine industry's foremost health care magazine, announces that its circulation house file has increased by 6,500 readers with the addition of former subscribers to The Trail Less Traveled magazine.
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AAEP ASK THE VET: BRUSHING HORSES' TEETH
Q: Is there anything we can use on a horse's teeth to get all the gunk off and the grass out of their gums? Is it okay to use toothpaste?
A: Click here for the answer.
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FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION Sulphadiazine and pyrimethamine are used in combination to treat equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. These drugs interfere with folic acid (folate) metabolism, a vitamin essential for survival of the causative protozoa Sarcocystis neurona. In human patients, these drugs can cause folate deficiency. Recently, researchers from The Ohio State University published a case report describing a mare with paradoxical folate deficiency.
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WINTERIZING YOUR HORSE As we head into the winter season many horse owners will significantly reduce the amount of time they spend with their horses. For some, this will mean turning the horses out to pasture for a few months of well-deserved rest. With respect to your horse's health, it is a good idea to keep these items in mind: Click here to read more. |
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UNDERSTANDING EPM (REVISED EDITION)
David Granstrom, DVM, PhD's Understanding EPM (revised in 2003) provides the latest information on the detection and treatment of the most commonly diagnosed neurological disease of the horse in the Western Hemisphere. Tremendous advances in preventing and treating EPM have emerged since Granstrom wrote the first edition of this landmark work. Order online at www.exclusivelyequine.com and SAVE 10%.
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POLL: BLANKETING
| The Horse wants to know--Do you blanket your horses in winter? Vote here.
Results of Last Week's Poll
Where do you purchase vaccinations for your horses?
- From the veterinarian--I give the shots: 77 (19.85%)
- From the veterinarian, who gives the shots: 138 (35.57%)
- Barn manager: 5 (1.29%)
- Tack shop: 19 (4.90%)
- Feed store: 46 (11.86%)
- Online seller: 68 (17.53%)
- Other: 35 (9.02%)
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AAEP HEALTH LINK: TIPS ON CARING FOR THE OLDER HORSE
Because of advances in nutrition, management, and health care, horses are living longer, more useful lives. A quick response to ailments, injuries, or a decline in fitness can keep your older horse from having a serious or prolonged setback. Proper nutrition, care, and exercise will help the animal thrive. To read guidelines for developing a total management plan for your older horse, click here.
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BOTULISM Botulism is a silent, deadly killer with several forms. While it is not a common disease across the United States, it can crop up anywhere. Unfortunately, horses are perhaps the most sensitive of domesticated animals to botulism, and they can be infected from contaminated feeds and the environment. For more on this deadly disease, read "Beware of Botulism" in the November 2003 issue of The Horse.
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MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE OF THE WEEK
Toya is a Tarpan and Kiger Mustang cross filly available from Hooves and Halos Horse Rescue in Redmond, Ore. She is closely related to the horse which modeled for the animations in DreamWorks' film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Toya can be tricky to catch at times, but she behaves very well once she's caught. She isn't ready to be ridden yet and needs a patient and gentle hand.
Click here for more information on Toya and others available at Hooves and Halos, or e-mail darkestt_chylde@yahoo.com.
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