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2007: QUITE A YEAR IN EQUINE HEALTH 
What a year it was! Researchers unlocked the secrets of the equine genome, an outbreak of equine influenza stopped Australia's horse industry in its tracks, state actions resulted in the closure of U.S. horse slaughter plants, and the death of a Kentucky Derby winner brought about a surge of interest in, and support of, laminitis research.
Here are the most newsworthy events and advances in equine health care as featured in the print edition of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care in 2007.
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CAUSES OF FOAL MORTALITY: A ONE-YEAR SNAPSHOT Neonatal losses are a significant problem for the equine industry. Of the 1,294 fetal, neonatal, and juvenile equine cases presented to the University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center from September 2004 through August 2005, 259 cases of neonatal mortality were evaluated for this study.
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IT WORKS AGAINST TAPEWORMS. IT WORKS ON ALL HORSES.
Parasites can be harmful to every horse. Even foals can receive parasites through their mothers' milk.
EQUIMAX is the only combination dewormer proven safe for all horses - including foals as young as four weeks, pregnant and lactating mares, and breeding stallions. And unlike ivermectin alone, EQUIMAX is effective against tapeworms, which are a major cause of colic. Parasite control with EQUIMAX leads to healthier foals and horses, and in turn, a better return on your investment.
EQUIMAX can be used in any kind of deworming program: as part of a rotational purge, or as a component of Daily + deworming, along with STRONGID C or C2X. Include EQUIMAX for the best health of your horse.
To learn more, see your veterinarian or visit Pfizer.com/equine.
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COMMENTARY: EQUINE QUARANTINE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT
Epidemics of equine influenza in Japan and Australia during the summer of 2007 have raised questions regarding the failure of quarantine and influenza vaccination to control the spread of disease.
Expanding and increasingly mobile equine populations have changed the dynamics of equine infectious disease. Continue reading...
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TROEDSSON SELECTED TO LEAD GLUCK EQUINE RESEARCH CENTER The University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture has named an internationally-recognized scientist with more than 24 years of research and clinical experience in equine reproduction as its new chair of the Department of Veterinary Science and director for the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center.
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ASK THE VET: HAIR CLUB FOR HORSES?
Q. I have a 9-year-old bay Quarter Horse gelding. He is losing his hair, and it's not just typical shedding--he's getting bare spots of skin. Any hints as to what it could be?
A. Click here to read the response from Susan White, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM.
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EQUINE RESOLUTIONS
Results of Last Week's Poll
Do you have any equine-related New Year's resolutions?
- Yes, for both me and my horse(s): 60.53% (437)
- I don't make up New Year's resolutions: 26.18% (189)
- Yes, for me personally: 10.39% (75)
- Yes, for my horse(s): 2.91% (21)
Total votes: 722
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FROM THE HORSE MAGAZINE: BEYOND THE SURFACE: IMAGING REFERRAL PRACTICES
Veterinary practices that are 100% devoted to equine diagnostic imaging are emerging. Associates spend their hours working up a horse until they figure out the cause of a lameness, and they are not faced with routine veterinary care, intensive medical care, surgery, or emergencies. After gathering diagnostic information these practitioners can package the material and present it to the referring veterinarian and/or the horse owner, and consult on treatment. Continue reading...
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AAEP HEALTH LINK: MANAGING THE THIN HORSE
My Appaloosa mare is 28 years old. She has lost quite a bit of weight and is beginning to look poorly. I have changed her feed to a senior brand, but she is still not gaining any weight. She gets twice as much as my other horses, but the vet says she is fine. What can I do to help her regain her weight?
Visit AAEP's Horse Owner section and click on the "Ask the Vet" (question #6) link to view questions and answers from the month of September 2007 when Dr. Karen Davison from Purina Mills, an AAEP Educational Partner, answered horse owners' questions concerning equine nutrition.
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FDA DIETARY SUPPLEMENT RULE NOT APPLICABLE TO VETERINARY PRODUCTS Scientific studies performed over the past decade have demonstrated the widespread availability of poor quality and potentially unsafe dietary supplements for both human and animal consumption. Dietary supplements for veterinary consumption are essentially void of any form of government regulation.
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HONEY MAKING A COMEBACK AS ANTIBIOTIC CHOICE IN HUMAN MEDICINE Amid growing concern over drug-resistant superbugs and nonhealing wounds that endanger diabetes patients, nature's original antibiotic--honey--is making a comeback. More than 4,000 years after Egyptians began applying honey to wounds, Derma Sciences Inc., a New Jersey company that makes medicated and other advanced wound care products, began selling the first honey-based dressing this fall after it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE
Ember is a 3-year-old chestnut Thoroughbred mare. She has been worked on the longe line, is good at being tacked up, and calmly accepts a rider at a walk and trot. Ember needs an experienced, confident handler who is interested only in light, nonstrenuous riding, due to a deformity in her right front leg.
Please e-mail or visit Bay State Equire Rescue Web site for more information about Ember and other horses available at the Oakham, Mass., facility.
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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NEW JERSEY HORSE QUARANTINED AFTER BITE FROM RABID RACCOON Master Hotspur, a 3-year-old Standardbred pacer, won't be hitting the track anytime soon--instead he'll be in precautionary quarantine for 45 days after being bitten on the muzzle by a raccoon that later tested positive for rabies.
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EVENTS CALENDAR
- Jan. 9--SmartPak Lecture Series: Proven Tips to Reduce Colic Risk in Natick, Mass.
- Jan. 11-13--26th Annual Alberta Horse Owners & Breeders Conference in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
- Jan. 15--Equine Owner, Breeder, and Caretaker CE Series in Columbus, Ohio
- Jan. 15--Tuesday Talk: Red Eye in the Morning, Horse Owner's Warning: Equine Eye Care in Leesburg, Va.
- Jan. 16--My Horse University Web Presentation: Conditioning for Show Events by My Horse University
- Jan. 16-20--Reproduction Short Course in Davis, Calif.
- Feb. 9-10--LSU Equine Artificial Insemination Workshop in Baton Rouge, La.
- Feb. 15-17--Horse Affairs 2008 in Boise, Idaho
- Feb 16-March 29--University of Wisconsin: Reproductive Management of the Stallion in Madison, Wisc.
Check out our revised Events Calendar; view all the upcoming events by day, week, or month. To submit a horse health event to TheHorse.com calendar, click here!
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