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BILL RIDER MAKES WILD HORSES ELIGIBLE FOR SLAUGHTER Some feral horses and burros rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management are now eligible to be sold at public auctions to the highest bidder.
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DOWNLOADABLE PARASITE SERIES You can now downloadthe full contents of The Horse's 2004 series of articles on equine internal parasites and control programs free.
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ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION Artificial insemination is becoming an increasingly popular method for breeding horses, and with that comes advances in the timing methods used to inseminate mares.
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BUSCOPAN™ New Product for Initial Colic Treatment
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has received FDA approval for Buscopan™ Injectable Solution, the only equine spasmolytic for control of abdominal pain (colic) associated with spasmodic colic, flatulent colic, and simple impactions.
Colic is a word that horse owners fear and the number one cause of death in horses. More than $115 million per year is spent on costs associated with loss of use, treatment, and death.
Buscopan provides initial relief of colic symptoms within 5-10 minutes by relaxing the smooth muscles of the digestive system. It is an antispasmodic, not an NSAID or sedative. It will not disguise worsening of colic clinical signs.
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SANTA ANITA "MILKSHAKE" TESTING TO BEGIN DEC. 26 At the race meet that begins Dec. 26, Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, Calif., will test every horse in every race for excess sodium bicarbonate in its blood.
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VIRGINIA EQUINE EXTRAVAGANZA ANNOUNCES 2005 AAEP SEMINAR SERIES The Virginia Equine Extravaganza announced Dec. 15, 2004, that it will partner with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) to host an educational seminar series in 2005. Along with clinics and demonstrations from leading horse industry clinicians and trainers, the Virginia Equine Extravaganza will include three full days of educational seminars with some of the equine industry's leading experts in horse health care.
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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS AVAILABLE TO EQUINE VETERINARIANS Intervet Inc., one of the world's leading animal-health companies, unveiledits Partners in Practice program at the American Association of Equine Practitioners Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo.,held Dec. 5-8. The program allows equine veterinarians to earn practical business management tools when they make Intervet purchases.
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WISCONSIN VETERINARY TECHNICIANS INSTRUMENTAL IN FORMATION OF NEW GROUP Four Wisconsin veterinary technicians are on the executive board of the newly formed Academy of Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians, which encompasses cardiology, large and small animal medicine, neurology, and oncology.
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YOUNG GUNS: HOW RACEHORSES MAKE THE TRANSITION TO STALLIONS Attention to detail and patience are the key factors cited by the farm and stallion managers whose responsibility it is to make sure young stallions get off on the right foot.
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AAEP ASK THE VET: IS TUBAL LIGATION A VIABLE CHOICE FOR CONTRACEPTION?
Q. Has laparoscopic unilateral tubal ligation reached a level of safety and success for mares, or is it a procedure yet to be useful and/or effective or cost prohibitive? Why or why not? A. Click here for the answer.
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POLL: ENDOMETRIOSIS
The Horse wants to know--Did any of your mares get endometriosis last season? Vote here.
Results of Last Week's Poll
Do you own a broodmare?
- Yes: 68.46% (245)
- No: 31.54% (117)
Total votes: 371
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HORSE RESCUE OF THE WEEK
New York Horse Rescue (NYHR) is located in Manorville, Long Island, N.Y., on a 50-acre farm. The farm houses 15-20 NYHR horses at any given time. A newly opened facility at nearby Hart's Cove, in East Moriches, N.Y., is home to an additional eight horses.
Every year, the NYHR helps 50-100 Thoroughbreds, 100+ PMU foals/horses, and approximately 25 non-Thoroughbreds.
For more information about NYHR, please visit http://www.nyhr.org/, or e-mail mona@nyhr.org.
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AAEP HEALTH LINK: FRACTURE REPAIR
Equine fractures are more difficult to repair and heal more slowly than human or small animal fractures. As recently as 30 years ago, most horses with severe fractures were euthanatized, or at best retired, largely because you couldn't ask a horse to stay in bed or use crutches to keep his weight off of a fracture while it healed. Click here to learn more about fracture repair.
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