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MORRIS DONATES $500,000 FOR EQUINE RESEARCH Morris Animal Foundation has committed more than $500,000 toward 12 new and continuing veterinary studies for horses in 2006.
Foundation-funded scientists at universities throughout the United States will study issues including foal diseases, colic, endotoxemia, genetic diseases, laminitis, neurologic disorders, and pain management.
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VESICULAR STOMATITIS WANES Only 57 premises remain under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis (VS) in the United States as of Nov. 10, signaling that the disease continues to decline. Nearly 440 ranches and farms have reported outbreaks of the disease since April. Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming have reported new VS premises since the end of October. Nebraska released the last of three previously quarantined VS premises today.
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PICKING UP THE PIECES AT ELLIS No call at 2 a.m. is good. Rodney Leibring, DVM, received one of those calls on Nov. 6. Leibring, a Thoroughbred racetrack practitioner, was asked by the male caller if he was at Ellis Park yet. Leibring, confused because he wasn't expected there until after 8 a.m., replied, "No why?" The man told Leibring that he needed to get there right away. A tornado had just hit the racetrack's stables, and it didn't look good.
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DON'T BE A NEEDLESS VICTIM. BE PREPARED WITH EQUIMAX!
More than 50% of horses sampled in the U.S. have been infected with tapeworms*, which can cause life-threatening incidents of colic that are not detected until it is too late. Don't take chances. Use Equimax. It's the only combination dewormer approved by the FDA to safely and effectively treat foals (four weeks and older), pregnant and lactating mares, and breeding stallions, all in a single dose. No wonder Equimax has become the global standard of care.
For more information, click here.
* C.R. Reinemeyer, A.W. Farley, S.A. Kania, B.W. Rohrbach, R.H. Dressler,
48th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, Denver, CO, July 2003. | |
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HORSE PERSONALITY RESEARCHER SEEKS SUBJECTS An English researcher wants to provide a reliable and accurate way of identifying the personalities of individual horses. Adele Lloyd, MSc, a Moulton College research associate based in Northampton (Central England), wants to study whether a horse's or pony's personality and temperament is determined by its breed.
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SIXTEEN HORSES DIE IN COLORADO STORM After a powerful thunderstorm struck Calhan, Colo., in mid-October, a neighbor of rancher William DeWitt found 16 of DeWitt's horses dead in their pasture while checking his own adjacent pasture. Police and a veterinarian have determined that severe lightning recorded in the area caused the horses' deaths.
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PUBLISHER TRIES TO KEEP EQUINE MAGAZINE GOING AFTER HURRICANES For more than eight weeks Bonnie Clark, president of the Louisiana Equine Council and publisher of Horseman's Guide of the South Central Region, set her life aside, unpaid, to head up an operation at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, La., to care for rescued horses. Now, she is trying to reestablish publication of the Horseman's Guide even though 80% of her advertisers were affected by the hurricanes and can't renew their advertising.
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AAEP ASK THE VET: BUYING A HORSE/PREPURCHASE EXAMS
Q. I'm in the market for my first horse. I've seen people at my barn buy horses, and they always have a veterinarian check the horse over before making the purchase. What exactly does the veterinarian check for and why is this so important?
A. Click here for the answer.
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POLL: SELENIUM
The Horse wants to know--Has your horse ever had a selenium deficiency or toxicity?
Vote here.
Results of Last Week's Poll
Have you ever been affected by a tornado?
- No: 68.42% (260)
- Yes, damaged trees: 23.68% (90)
- Yes, damaged barn/outbuildings: 18.68% (71)
- Yes, damaged fence: 14.21% (54)
- Yes, damaged house: 11.58% (44)
- Yes, injured animals: 5.26% (20)
- Yes, injured humans: 2.11% (8)
- Yes, killed animals: 2.11% (8)
- Yes, killed humans: 1.58% (6)
Total votes: 380
Click here to view poll answers and comments!
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AAEP HEALTH LINK: BLACK WALNUT SHAVINGS
How does a horse respond when exposed to black walnut shavings? Click here for the answer to this question and many others related to laminitis.
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LOOKING FOR HORSES FOR SALE?
Looking for horses for sale? Visit The Horse Source and use the pulldown menu at the top of the page to scroll to the Horses for Sale category.
Buy a copy of The Horse Source at Exclusively Equine!
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BOOK EXCERPT: LAMINITIS
Editor's Note: This excerpt is from Understanding Equine Preventive Medicine by Bradford G. Bentz, VMD. This book is available from www.ExclusivelyEquine.com.
Maintaining health and comfort of horses that have been diagnosed with laminitis can be a large undertaking, but it is imperative in order to maximize the overall quality of life for these animals. Horses with chronic laminitis or those that have been previously diagnosed with laminitis are at risk of recurrence.
To read more click here.
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MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE
Abbie is a yearling, bay Quarter Horse filly. For more information on Abbie or others at the United Pegasus Foundation in Arcadia, Calif., visit www.unitedpegasus.com or e-mail unitedpegasus@yahoo.com.
Are you a registered not-for-profit organization with an adoptable horse? Send a photo, description of the horse, and your web site URL here to have your horse listed.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Nov. 19--First Annual University of Maryland Horse Conference in Westminster, Md.
Dec. 3-7--AAEP Annual Convention in Seattle, Wash.
Dec. 4--AAEP Horseman's Day 2005 in Seattle, Wash.
For more horse events, click here. To submit a horse health event visit www.TheHorse.com/Events.
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