Recent News for Stallion Care and Problems
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Artificial Insemination For Horses
February 01, 2000
Artificial insemination of equines has been around a long time and, through the years, has had a profound impact on the horse industry. Most of the impact has been of the positive variety, but there also have been some negatives. Just when... Read More
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EVA Brochure Available
January 01, 2000
The potentially life-threatening disease equine viral arteritis (EVA) and its effect on young foals and pregnant mares are the subject of a new client-education brochure developed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP).... Read More
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New Equine Viral Arteritis Brochure Helps Horse Owners Prevent Disease
October 01, 1999
The potentially life-threatening disease Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) and its effect on young foals and pregnant mares is the subject of a new client-education brochure developed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP).... Read More
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Cryptorchid Surgery
September 01, 1999
It’s time to have your young colt gelded, so you make an appointment with your veterinarian. He arrives on the designated day and examines the colt prior to the surgery, then informs you that your colt is a bilateral cryptorchid and will need... Read More
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Testicular Descent
April 01, 1999
A discussion of cryptorchidism in young stallions is fraught with controversy. Everyone agrees on what constitutes cryptorchidism, but that sometimes is as far as agreement goes. We know that the condition involves the retention of one or both... Read More
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Endometritis Classifications and Treatment
April 01, 1999
Many mares which cycle, but fail to conceive, have infections in their reproductive tracts. Hence, they are sometimes called "dirty" mares. The more scientific term for their problem is endometritis, which refers to the acute or chronic... Read More
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Vaccinations for Horses
April 01, 1999
Vaccines have been true godsends the world over. Diseases that once laid waste to large segments of the human population now are held in check by vaccines. One of those killing diseases, smallpox, has been eradicated. Much the same has happened... Read More
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EVA--Equine Viral Arteritis
February 01, 1999
Imagine the following telephone conversation. "Yes, I'd like to order some disease, please." "Yes, ma'am. We can get some disease right out to you. When do you want your disease delivered?" "The sooner, the better!"... Read More
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AAEP Convention 1998 Wrap-Up
February 01, 1999
Wonder where your veterinarian was the first week in December? If he or she is at the top of the game as an equine practitioner, you probably could find him or her enjoying the weather in Baltimore, Md., site of the 44th American Association of... Read More
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USDA Plans To Relieve Georgia Horse Import Restrictions
September 18, 1998
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed today that Georgia is approved to receive certain mares and stallions imported into the United States from regions affected with contagious equine metritis, a serious venereal... Read More
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Stallion Behavior
September 01, 1998
Dr. Sue McDonnell discusses observations of stallions in the wild and domestication. ... Read More
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Choices
April 01, 1998
Do we have an obligation to our industry? Does our industry have an obligation to us? (Sounds a little Kennedyesque.) If your neighbor has a horse with strangles, would you expect him or her to tell you so you can protect your horses? If you had... Read More
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Contagious Disease: Care Not Fear
March 01, 1998
It never seems quite fair when "something" happens that doesn't directly involve you, but ends up affecting you. Vesicular stomatitis did that to many horse people in the last two years. Restrictions on movement of horses caused problems for... Read More
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Contagious Equine Metritis
March 01, 1998
There are at least 25 countries in the world where contagious equine metritis (CEM) exists, or has been known to exist sometime in the past,in the native equid population (meaning horses, mules, donkeys, etc.). These countries include... Read More
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The Sub-Fertile Stallion
March 01, 1998
When we consider that foaling rates overall range somewhere in the neighborhood of 55-60% it becomes instantly obvious that simply covering a mare and getting a foal are not a sure thing. The problem is not always with the mare. ... Read More
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Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Manager's Club: Keeping Mares and Foals Healthy
February 17, 1998
The middle of foaling season was an appropriate time for farm managers in Central Kentucky to brush up on some of the finer points of keeping foals and mares healthy. Veterinarian Karen Wolfsdorf of Hagyard, Davidson, & McGee,... Read More
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Regu-Mate Studies
February 13, 1998
Two studies involving the use of altrenogest (Regu-Mate) to control behavior of stallions appeared on the surface to have contradictory results. However, there was a key difference--age of the stallions involved--tha... Read More
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Equine Herpes Virus
September 01, 1997
The first thought that comes to most people when the word "herpes" is mentioned is one of those nagging pain-in-the-neck cold sores, one type of which is caused by a herpes virus, and the venereal disease "herpes simplex." The word "herpes"... Read More
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AHC Convention 1997
August 01, 1997
Welfare. Regulation. Legislation. Disease prevention. These are the issues facing horse owners at all levels, and these are the issues that the American Horse Council tackled at its annual convention. These items not only affect horse owners on... Read More
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Stallion Anatomy and Physiology
December 01, 1996
Breeding horses is a precarious business at best. Despite great strides in research, conception rates overall are not high. Some researchers place them as low as 55-60% of all mares bred. In many cases, blame is placed on the mare. Sh... Read More
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American Horse Council: Watchdog In Washington
July 01, 1996
There are an estimated six million equines in the United States. In some states, the horse industry is a multi-billion-dollar business, contributing substantially to the state and local tax base, as well as providing employment, entertainment,... Read More
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Prepping Stallions
February 01, 1996
It's getting close to the breeding season. What are some tips on getting my stallion, my crew, and myself ready for the onslaught? How you get a stallion ready for the breeding season depends on many things, but basically you... Read More
