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84 FLORIDA EEE CASES The number of cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in Florida has risen to 84. The cases have been found in 30 counties. Only 22 of the horses were alive at the time of reporting the disease, but according to officials, many of the horses probably did not live through the days following diagnosis. Bill Jeter, DVM, diagnostic veterinary manager for Florida's Division of Animal Industry, has said that the mortality rate in Florida EEE outbreaks is about 90%.
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SEVEN CASES OF EEE IN SOUTH CAROLINA According to a June 13 Associated Press story in The Post And Courier, a newspaper in Charleston, S.C., Clemson University tests show that Eastern equine encephalitis has killed four horses in Berkley County during the past two weeks.
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INTERNAL MEDICINE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS TIMELY TOPICS The 27th annual American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum gave equine veterinarians an opportunity to discuss and share the latest advances in veterinary medicine. Topics ranged from older horse problems to West Nile virus and from cloning to intestinal inflammation. Conference organizers also featured a horse with a unique injury that benefited from the treatment of an internal medicine specialist.
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FORT DODGE SPEAKS OUT ON WNV VACCINE Over the course of the past few weeks, news articles and Internet rumors have surfaced regarding the West Nile-Innovator vaccine, the USDA-approved vaccine for protecting horses against West Nile virus. As a result, Fort Dodge Animal Health, manufacturer of the West Nile-Innovator vaccine, would like to set the record straight regarding the safety and efficacy of this vaccine.
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IVERCARE NEWS
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TAX BILL INCLUDES PROVISIONS BENEFICIAL TO HORSE INDUSTRY On May 28, U.S. President George Bush signed the $350 billion Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 into law, the third federal tax reduction in as many years.The bill, which is intended to prompt investment, provide jobs, and get the economy jump-started, includes some attractive incentives for investing in the $112-billion horse industry.
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AAEP ASK THE VET: EQUINE LYMPHOMA CANCER
Q: I am trying to find out if equine lymphoma cancer is hereditary, and any other causes and effects. I had to euthanize my 5-year-old Quarter Horse recently because he had this. How could I have known sooner that he might have had it? Could a purchase exam have detected it?
A: Click here for the answer.
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FARNAM TEAMS WITH UNIVERSAL PICTURES Farnam Horse Products, which furnished period props for the upcoming movie Seabiscuit, has teamed up with Universal Pictures for a major cross-promotional campaign supported by national and regional advertising. To help the film's set dressers create a realistic tack room from the 1930s for the film, Farnam Horse Products supplied products. Now Farnam is offering horse owners a chance to get Seabiscuit apparel as part of a consumer promotion being featured at close to 4,000 mass and specialty retail stores nationwide.
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SEABISCUIT PREMIER WILL BENEFIT THE RACE FOR EDUCATION Seabiscuit, a feature film from Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, and Spyglass Entertainment, will premiere in Louisville on Sat., July 19, 2003. The premiere, which will be held at the historic Louisville Palace and presented by Team Valor Racing Partnerships, will benefit The Race for Education, a scholarship foundation dedicated to reaching out to young people within the Thoroughbred industry through education and the Klein Family Learning Center on the Churchill Downs backside.
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THE SEABISCUIT STORY
Read the amazing rags-to-riches story of 1930s hero Seabiscuit as chronicled in the actual articles of the country's most respected horseracing magazine, The Blood-Horse. Click here for more about this incredible book.
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MANAGING EQUINE ARTHRITIS Although not usually life-threatening, arthritis causes your horse pain and can be career-ending. In fact, a research report from Michigan State University's McPhail Equine Performance Center calls degenerative joint disease the single most common cause of early retirement for sport horses. Scientists are trying to reverse the arthritis process, but while awaiting such exciting developments, you don't have to sit back and watch your horse suffer. Arthritis can be managed now. For more on how to manage arthritis, read "Arthritis Under Control" in the June 2003 issue of The Horse.
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TRACE MINERALS Most commercial horses feeds are fortified with trace minerals. But exactly what are the trace minerals, why does your horse need them, and what can happen to him if he doesn't get the right amounts? To learn more about trace minerals, read "The Magnificent Seven" in the June 2003 issue of The Horse.
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AAEP HEALTH LINK: VITAMIN E & EQUINE MOTOR NEURON DISEASE
Equine motor neuron disease was first reported in 1990 by the late John Cummings, DVM, PhD. It is an acquired neurodegenerative disease of adult horses that is similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) in humans. However, the clinical signs in horses vary according to the form of the disease. Research has proven that horses maintained on prolonged low vitamin E diets might have subclinical (underlying) disease. To read this article in its entirety, click here.
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MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE OF THE WEEK
Dixie is a 1993 bay Quarter Horse mare available for adoption from Lone Star Equine Rescue (LSER), a 501(c)(3) organization in Texas that will adopt to owners in Texas and surrounding states. Dixie requires an intermediate rider. Click here or
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