http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Equine+News/Article/list/361 Equine news, trends, analysis and market facts for veterinarians. Covering diverse topics impacting veterinarians treating pleasure horses, race horses, endurance rides. 2010-02-09T21:25:37Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Canadian-equine-owners-must-start-recording-horse-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/655527?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Nepean, Ontario, Canada -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has advised that, as of Jan. 31, equine owners who plan to sell their horses either directly or indirectly to Canadian meat processors should record all vaccines and medications given to the horses as well as any illnesses. 2010-02-04T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/062010/655527null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Equine-teeth-floating-issue-stirred-up-again-in-Ok/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/654359?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Oklahoma City, Okla. --Equine teeth floaters are getting another chance at legitimacy in Oklahoma, after two years of back-and-forth decisions over whether they could practice their craft in the state. 2010-01-30T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/052010/654359null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Applications-being-accepted-for-Unwanted-Horse-Vet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/652706?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Roseland, N.J. -- After a successful inaugural year in 2009 in which more than 2,500 horses received free vaccines, the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) is accepting applications again this year, with a deadline of Feb. 1 for spring vaccinations and Aug. 1 for fall vaccinations. 2010-01-19T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/042010/652706null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/The-new-equine-parasitic-threat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/653165?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Understanding biology is key to battling the emergence of resistant parasites in horses 2010-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/042010/653165/EquineParasite250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Keys-to-successful-equine-embryo-transfer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/653161?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 The right technique, embryo quality and donor-recipient synchrony are crucial. 2010-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/042010/653161/veterinary_KaneAnthel2_f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/EHV-1-quarantine-lifted-at-Florida-horse-racing-tr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/649521?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Miami Gardens, Fla. -- Officials at a Churchill Downs race trick have lifted an EHV-1 quarantine on 60 horses. 2009-12-23T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/522009/649521null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Rumors-swirling-over-possible-move-of-Cornells-equ/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/648060?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 The rumored move of the equine drug-testing laboratory from Cornell to another college is not yet a done deal. 2009-12-11T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/502009/648060/DVM_veterinarynews_horsedisease_flash.l_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Its-award-season-at-AAEPs-55th-Annual-Convention/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647524?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Las Vegas -- The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) gave awards for service to the industry, distinguished teaching, and equine welfare at its ongoing 55th Annual Convention. 2009-12-09T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/502009/647524null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/One-barn-cleared-three-others-remain-quarantined-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647350?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Miami Gardens, Fla. -- Calder Race Course officials have lifted the quarantine on one barn that began Dec. 3, but are keeping three other barns closed because of a horse that tested positive for equine herpes virus (EHV-1). 2009-12-08T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/502009/647350null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Australian-state-says-no-to-jumps-racing/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/645660?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Citing injuries and fatalities to horses -- despite new safety measures -- Victoria ends jumps racing. 2009-12-03T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/492009/645660/veterinary_horse_jump_ef_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/UK-horse-owners-report-animal-welfare-issues-in-bo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/645340?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 United Kingdom -- One in four United Kingdom horse owners reported animal-welfare problems in horse housing, according to an online survey conducted by World Horse Welfare. 2009-12-02T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/492009/645340null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Nutrition+Center/UC-Davis-shows-vitamin-E-role-in-treating-equine-n/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/645751?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Horses' condition makes it easier for vitamin E to do its work protecting cells from free-radical damage. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/492009/645751null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Nev-wild-horse-relocation-is-postponed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/644629?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Washington -- In response to a lawsuit filed by an animal welfare organization, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has postponed the removal of more than 2,700 wild horses and burros in northwestern Nevada. 2009-11-30T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/492009/644629null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Lawsuit-tries-to-stop-removal-of-wild-horses-in-Ne/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/644146?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Washington -- A lawsuit filed Monday in federal court seeks to stop the removal of more than 2,700 wild horses in northwestern Nevada. 2009-11-25T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/482009/644146null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Wheezing-You-work-in-a-barn-says-vet-school/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643174?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Tufts veterinary college says dust may be leading to respiratory problems for barn workers. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/472009/643174/veterinary_barn_sneeze_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/Equine-doctor-makes-a-difference-without-leaving-h/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642807?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Dr. Richard Markell donates time to therapeutic riding program. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/vetec/472009/642807null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Horse-organizations-endorse-new-equine-welfare-cod/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641638?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 National Report -- Six major equine organizations have endorsed a new equine welfare code, according to the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). 2009-11-15T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/462009/641638null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Complete-horse-genome-sequence-unveiled/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640079?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 The genetic sequence of the domestic horse has been completed. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/452009/640079/veterinary_genome_dna_EQ_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Kentucky-lifts-ban-on-horses-from-Indiana-race-fac/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638104?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Anderson, Ind. -- Kentucky Department of Agriculture officials lifted a ban that prevented horses from Indiana?s Hoosier Park from entering Kentucky racetrack barn areas and training facilities. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/442009/638104null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/AAEP-to-host-12th-resort-symposium-in-Costa-Rica/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638101?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- Lectures on equine lameness, neurologic disease and performance examinations will be offered in a tropical setting during the American Association of Equine Practitioners' (AAEP) 12th annual Resort Symposium Jan. 24-26 in Costa Rica. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/442009/638101null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Racehorse-health-is-AAEPs-Ask-the-Vet-topic-for-No/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638088?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- Veterinarians who specialize in the care of racehorses will answer questions on that topic during November as part of the American Association of Equine Practitioners' (AAEP) "Ask the Vet" online discussion. 2009-10-31T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/442009/638088null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Economy-hurts-horse-racing-in-Kentucky/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637731?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- The down economy already has increased the number of unwanted horses around the country. Now it's hitting Thoroughbreds where it hurts -- at race venues. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/442009/637731null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Association+news/First-stem-cell-equine-conference-slated-for-March/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637032?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Buellton, Calif. -- Equine veterinarians will meet March 5 to 6, 2010, to discuss stem cell and regenerative therapies at the first UC Davis North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Conference. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/442009/637032null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Association+news/Survey-hunts-future-answers-to-todays-problems-in-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637020?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Daytona, Fla. -- What are horse owners thinking? The nonprofit group American Horse Publications (AHP) is hoping to find out with a new online survey sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health and Pfizer Animal Health. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/442009/637020null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Four-horses-die-on-opening-day-at-UK-racecourse/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636025?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Wetherby, England -- The British Horseracing Authority is investigating Wetherby Racecourse after four horses died on the opening day of jumps season. 2009-10-25T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/432009/636025null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Laminitis-should-be-top-research-concern-say-AAEP-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636027?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 New survey highlights veterinarians' top concerns. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/432009/636027/veterinary_AAEP_EQ_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Calif-outlaws-tail-docking-of-cattle-horses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636020?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Sacramento, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill making cattle and horse tail docking illegal in California. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/432009/636020null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Florida-DVM-is-AAEPs-2010-vice-president/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633831?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Dr. John Mitchell will be installed at the group's 55th annual convention Dec. 5-9 in Las Vegas. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/422009/633831/veterinary_Mitchell_f_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/NY-proposal-on-racehorse-medical-records-draws-fir/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633454?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 New York -- A proposed rule aimed at strengthening racehorse medication and drug standards in the state of New York is drawing protests from veterinarians, major racing and horse-owner organizations and prompted the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) to weigh in with its own objections and to suggest alternatives. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/422009/633454null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/LSU-lands-racehorse-testing-contract-extension/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633165?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Baton Rouge -- The Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine?s Equine Medication Surveillance Laboratory (EMSL) will be conducting drug tests for all Louisiana racehorses for another three years. 2009-10-10T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/412009/633165null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Wild-horse-preserves-could-spur-adoptions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633161?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 A proposal to create new wild-horse preserves may raise public awareness and perhaps stir more interest in adoptions. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/412009/633161/DVM_veterinarynews_horse_euth_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Independent-monitor-to-examine-report-on-Thoroughb/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/631519?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Washington -- The National Thoroughbred Racing Association's (NTRA) Safety and Integrity Alliance has accredited 12 racetracks and established several uniform safety and integrity measures during its first year of operation, and now an independent monitor will examine its work and issue a report on its effectiveness. 2009-10-05T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/412009/631519null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Purina-to-donate-horse-feed-to-Extreme-Makeover-fa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/631209?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 St. Louis -- Purina is giving free horse feed to a family in Missouri who take care of six children and six rescue horses, as well as a family in Texas who volunteer with a therapy riding program. Both families are in upcoming episodes of the ABC television show ?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.? 2009-10-03T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/402009/631209null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/More-than-7000-unwanted-horses-to-receive-donated-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/631212?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Roseland, N.J. -- Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is donating 7,250 doses of EquiRab rabies vaccine to 150 equine rescue and retirement facilities nationwide, through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) in honor of the recent World Rabies Day. 2009-10-02T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/402009/631212null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Del-Mar-racetrack-is-11th-to-win-accreditation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/630454?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is the 11th racing facility to win accreditation by a national safety organization. 2009-09-30T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/402009/630454/veterinary_EQ_racing_f_main.jpg http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/402009/630454/veterinary_EQ_racing_f_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Tickets-to-World-Equestrian-Games-go-on-sale-Frida/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/628070?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- Tickets to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games go on sale Friday (Sept. 25) at noon -- exactly one year before the games begin in Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park. 2009-09-21T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/392009/628070null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Breaking+News/More-than-4000-expected-for-AAEP-convention-Dec-5-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627776?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Las Vegas -- More than 4,000 veterinarians, veterinary students and technicians are expected for the 55th annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Dec. 5-9 at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Convention Center. 2009-09-20T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/382009/627776null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Government-paying-people-to-take-horses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627777?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Fort Worth, Texas -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has an ongoing program offering $500 to those who adopt mature horses 4 to 10 years old from public lands as part of National Wild Horse Adoption Day Sept. 26. 2009-09-20T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/382009/627777null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/59-horses-quarantined-at-Indiana-racetrack/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/626719?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Anderson, Ind. -- A suspected contagious infection in two Thoroughbred racehorses resulted in the quarantine of those two and 57 other horses at Anderson's Hoosier Park racetrack north of Indianapolis. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/382009/626719null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/EEE-cases-up-WNV-sharply-down-so-far-in-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625927?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) cases during the first eight months of 2009 already have surpassed last year's total in the United States. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/372009/625927/DVM_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Tufts-new-equine-isolation-ward-triples-patient-ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625676?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 North Grafton, Mass. -- A new six-stall equine isolation ward at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University triples the capacity for patients at the infectious-disease unit. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/372009/625676null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/New-safety-rules-are-barely-saving-lives/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624781?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Horse deaths at racetracks declined only slightly in 2008, despite efforts to raise standards. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/372009/624781/horse_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/2010-Thoroughbred-foal-crop-projected-to-be-lowest/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624784?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 New York -- The nation's 2010 Thoroughbred foal crop is expected to be the smallest in more than 30 years, according to the Jockey Club's annual projection. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/372009/624784null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Australian-veterinarian-dies-after-infection-from-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/623734?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 An equine practitioner from Queensland, Australia, has died after contracting the Hendra virus from a horse. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/362009/623734null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Unwanted-Horse-Coalition-names-new-director/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622982?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Washington, D.C. -- Ericka Caslin is the new director of the Unwanted Horse Coalition. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/362009/622982null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Breaking+News/Understand-the-anatomy-of-state-board-investigatio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622270?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Dissecting a state-board investigation can go a long way to easing fear and stress. 2009-08-30T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/352009/622270/DVM_veterinarynews_state_board_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Breaking+News/Massachusetts-sees-record-number-of-surrendered-ho/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622107?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Methuen, Mass. -- Staff and volunteers at the Massachusetts SPCA?s Nevins Farm have seen a record number of horses surrendered to the facility this year. 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/352009/622107null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Washington-state-leads-in-equine-West-Nile-virus-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621446?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 National Report -- Of 35 equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV) reported nationwide so far this season, 20 are in Washington state. 2009-08-25T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/352009/621446null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Horses-are-watching-your-every-move-researchers-sa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620843?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Brighton, United Kingdom -- Horses are closely watching your body language to see if they?ve got your attention, according to research by Leanne Proops and Karen McComb at the University of Sussex. 2009-08-23T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620843null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Australian-veterinarian-in-coma-after-contracting-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620850?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Brisbane, Australia -- An equine practitioner from Queensland, Australia, is in a medically induced coma after contracting the potentially fatal Hendra virus from a horse, according to the Australian Horse Industry Council (AHIC). 2009-08-22T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620850null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/140-cases-of-EEE-with-Florida-in-lead/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620854?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Seventeen states have reported 140 cases of Eastern equine encephalitis so far this season. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620854/veterinary_equine_dvm_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Couple-establish-new-equine-residency-at-Michigan-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620379?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 East Lansing, Mich. -- There's a new equine medicine residency at Michigan State University (MSU), thanks to an endowment from an alumni couple. 2009-08-19T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620379/EquineScholarship_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Mine-That-Bird-doing-well-after-minor-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620383?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Elmont, N.Y. -- Surgery to repair Mine That Bird's entrapped epiglottis "went perfectly" Tuesday, according to Leonard Blach, DVM, co-owner of the horse that won this year's Kentucky Derby. 2009-08-19T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620383null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Derby-winner-to-have-minor-throat-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/619539?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Elmont, N.Y. -- Mine That Bird, the 3-year-old gelding that won this year's Kentucky Derby, will undergo minor surgery Tuesday morning for an entrapped epiglottis. 2009-08-17T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/619539null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Study-cites-flaws-in-decision-to-move-Plum-Island-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617593?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Washington -- A new government study says the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) didn't adequately assess the biosecurity and economic risks of moving the Plum Island, N.Y., animal-disease research lab to a Kansas State University site in Manhattan, Kan. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/617593null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Flash-flood-hits-Churchill-Downs-horses-evacuated/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616874?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Louisville, Ky. -- Flash flooding from a record six inches of rain in one hour flooded parts of Churchill Downs racetrack yesterday, forcing the evacuation of 30 to 35 Thoroughbred racehorses. 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/616874null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Educational-material-available-on-equine-herpesvir/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/614022?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Washington -- A summary of the latest research on equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), based on interviews with 18 veterinarians or state equine program managers who dealt with outbreaks in recent years, is available through the USDA?s Animal and Plant Health Inspections Services' (APHIS) Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH). 2009-07-27T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/312009/614022null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Animal+welfare/Horse-friendly-legislation-signed-in-Arizona/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613612?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Phoenix -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation banning the practice of horse tripping and creating a registry of equine rescue facilities and a public list of those facilities. 2009-07-24T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613612null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Breaking+News/Identity-theft-rules-deadline-looms/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613485?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Washington -- As the deadline nears to implement Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft rules, federal agencies issued a set of frequently asked questions to help affected businesses, such as veterinary practices, comply. 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613485/DVM_veterinarynews_identity_theft_animal_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/New-way-to-diagnose-overtraining-syndrome/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612123?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Finding may offer improved treatment for human stress-related syndromes, such as burnout. 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/292009/612123/horsepic_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/National-lab-standards-set-for-racehorse-drug-test/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610022?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors approved new national laboratory standards for racehorse drug testing and created an accreditation program for laboratories, along with an independent Equine Quality Assurance Program to provide third-party examination of testing labs. 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/282009/610022null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/33-equine-veterinary-students-win-scholarships/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608639?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- Scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 were awarded through the Winner's Circle Scholarship Program during June to 33 students who study equine veterinary medicine in 28 states, four Canadian provinces and at one school in the West Indies. 2009-07-05T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/272009/608639null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/AAEP-offers-3-day-CE-program-on-ophthalmology/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608637?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Raleigh, N.C. -- The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is adding a second "Focus" continuing-education session this year, offering two days of lectures and a day of laboratories on equine ophthalmology in October. 2009-07-04T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/272009/608637null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Changes-coming-to-imported-horse-quarantine-facili/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608636?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Washington -- Starting Aug. 3, imported horses can be quarantined in permanent, privately owned facilities. 2009-07-03T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/272009/608636null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Equine+news/New-Ruffian-Equine-Medical-Center-serves-Long-Isla/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613814?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Elmont, N.Y. — Ruffian was considered by many to be the finest Thoroughbred filly in racing history. It is on the site of her burial that the Ruffian Equine Medical Center opened this year. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613814null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/CEM-probe-passes-6-month-mark/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608231?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 National Report -- Investigators continue to look for the source of an outbreak that has spread to 48 states. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/272009/608231/DVM_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Furosemide-decreases-bleeding-in-racehorses-study-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607234?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Furosemide decreases bleeding in racehorses, according to a new study released from the University of Pretoria, Colorado State University (CSU) and the University of Melbourne. 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/272009/607234/DVM_veterinarynews_OlympicEquine_flash.l_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Environmental-contaminants-might-affect-racetrack-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/606877?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Baton Rouge, La. -- Environmental contaminants at racetracks could possibly skew the results of drug tests in racehorses, according to a researcher at Louisiana State University's School of Veterinary Medicine. 2009-06-27T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/262009/606877null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/VS-infection-found-in-horse-in-south-Texas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/605888?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Austin, Texas -- What is reported to be the nation's first case of vesicular stomatitis (VS) for 2009 was detected in a horse in Starr County, one of Texas' southernmost counties. 2009-06-23T04:00:00Z 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The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) released a 12-page consensus statement on equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) as a guide to veterinarians in managing the disease. 2009-06-11T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/242009/602943null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/DVMs-horse-finishes-third-in-Belmont-Stakes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602153?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Elmont, N.Y. -- Mine That Bird, this year's Kentucky Derby winner co-owned by a veterinarian, finished third in Saturday's $1 million Belmont Stakes, the final race in the 2009 Triple Crown. 2009-06-08T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/242009/602153null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Ky-offers-vouchers-for-stallion-castration/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602202?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) is offering incentives for stallion castration in an effort to address the neglected horse issue in the state. 2009-06-08T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/242009/602202null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Suspended-racetrack-veterinarian-sues-racing-panel/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601978?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- A racetrack veterinarian recently suspended for five years for medication violations, including possession of cobra venom, filed suit against the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to have the suspension overturned, claiming that it was "not supported by substantial evidence, is arbitrary and/or an abuse of discretion." 2009-06-07T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/232009/601978null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/AHC-plans-wide-ranging-forum-on-horse-safety-welfa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601977?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Washington -- The American Horse Council (AHC) is putting together what it believes will be "the most inclusive presentation on safety and welfare ever assembled" June 16 at its annual National Issues Forum, focusing on "Welfare of the Horse." 2009-06-07T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/232009/601977null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/Free-vaccines-keep-unwanted-horses-healthy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601765?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Industrywide campaign continues to donate vaccines, other medicine to needy animals. 2009-06-04T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/vetec/232009/601765null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Derby-winners-papers-stolen-replaced-in-time-for-B/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601530?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Louisville, Ky. -- A burglar stole the registration papers for Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird from his trainer's truck overnight Tuesday, but officials at Churchill Downs replaced them by afternoon, ensuring that the horse can compete in Saturday's $1 million Belmont Stakes. 2009-06-03T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/232009/601530null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Montana-OKs-equine-slaughter-plants/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601538?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Montana now allows horse-processing plants to be built within its borders, and a handful of other states soon may do likewise. 2009-06-03T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/232009/601538/DVM_veterinarynews_horse_disease_flash.l_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Economic-troubles-extend-to-Virginia-Techs-equine-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600677?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Blacksburg, Va. -- Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center is eliminating a handful of positions as a result of economic woes. 2009-05-30T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/222009/600677null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Okla-reduces-penalty-for-lay-equine-dentistry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/599144?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 A law passed last fall that made it a felony for a non-veterinarian to practice equine dentistry has essentially been overturned. 2009-05-20T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/212009/599144/DVM_veterinarynews_equine_dentistry_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Stem-cell-lab-opens-at-UC-Davis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598851?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Davis, Calif. -- This week the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine opened its new stem-cell therapy laboratory. 2009-05-19T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/212009/598851null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Unwanted-horse-relief-campaign-aids-1400-horses-so/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598661?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Roseland, N.J. -- A veterinary program launched four months ago to provide vaccines for unwanted horses through equine rescue and retirement facilities so far has helped more than 1,400 horses nationwide, organizers report. 2009-05-18T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/212009/598661null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Obese-horses-at-greater-risk-of-laminitis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598522?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 A new study has cemented the fact that obese horses are more likely to die from laminitis. 2009-05-16T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/202009/598522/DVM_veterinarynews_weight_management_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Racetrack-veterinarians-5-year-suspension-upheld/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598302?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) this week upheld the five-year suspension of a track veterinarian accused of possessing banned medications, including cobra venom. 2009-05-14T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/202009/598302null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/House-weighs-ban-on-equine-double-decker-transport/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598092?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 The House of Representatives is considering a bill to ban transporting horses in double-deck trailers. 2009-05-13T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/202009/598092/DVM_veterinarynews_horse_trans_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Equine+news/New-equine-flooring-being-tested-at-Oklahoma-State/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597428?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Stillwater, Okla. -- The Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Science's Boren Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital has partnered with a sports flooring company to develop a new flooring type for horses. 2009-05-09T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/192009/597428null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/CEM-update-820-positive-and-exposed-horses-in-48-s/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597424?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 National Report -- The latest update on the nationwide outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM) that began about five months ago shows 18 stallions in six states and five mares in three states so far confirmed CEM-positive by the USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories. 2009-05-08T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/192009/597424null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/US-updating-response-plan-for-equid-ruminant-disea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597167?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Plum Island, N.Y. -- The risk of African horse sickness virus (AHSV) and bluetongue virus (BT) entering the United States is considered low, but the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is rewriting the nation's emergency response plans, saying pathways do exist for them to enter the country. 2009-05-07T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/192009/597167null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Veterinarian-is-part-owner-of-Kentucky-Derby-winne/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596763?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 As cameras flashed, a veterinarian joined the elite crowd inside the winner's circle at this year's Kentucky Derby. 2009-05-05T04:00:00Z 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http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/596238null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Horse-owners-push-lawmakers-to-relax-dentistry-reg/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598704?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 For nearly 20 years, equine dentistry has been considered a veterinary act in Oklahoma. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/212009/598704/DVM_veterinarynews_equine_dentistry_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Selenium-likely-cause-of-polo-horse-deaths/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595392?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 An overdose of selenium is the probable cause of deaths of 21 polo horses in Florida last week. 2009-04-28T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/182009/595392/DVM_veterinarynews_polo_horse_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/Conference+highlights/Audio-Barbaro-case-offers-communication-insights/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595072?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Equine orthopedic specialist Dr. Dean W. Richardson kicked off sessions at CVC East in Baltimore by sharing his experience on the national stage when he treated Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro following the colt's tragic breakdown in the Preakness Stakes. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/veterinary/172009/595072null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Rx-mistake-may-be-to-blame-for-polo-horse-deaths/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594863?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 A prescription mixed by a Florida compounding pharmacy may have caused the deaths of 21 polo horses Sunday. 2009-04-23T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/172009/594863/DVM_veterinarynews_EPcases_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Hemorrhaging-found-in-dead-polo-horses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594521?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Veterinarians examining the remains of some of the 21 polo horses that died Sunday have found traces of hemorrhaging. 2009-04-21T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/172009/594521/DVM_veterinarynews_EMPF_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/21-polo-horses-die-at-Florida-match-veterinarians-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594256?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Wellington, Fla. -- Necropsies were being conducted today to determine what caused the deaths of 21 polo horses that collapsed Sunday at the 105th U.S. Open polo tournament. 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/172009/594256null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Toxin-suspected-in-deaths-of-21-polo-horses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594309?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Was it an ingested toxin that caused the deaths of 21 polo horses at the 105th U.S. Open polo tournament Sunday? 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/172009/594309/DVM_veterinarynews_unwanted_horses_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Three-UF-veterinary-students-win-financial-aid-awa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593804?contextCategoryId=361&ref=25 Gainesville, Fla. -- Three students at the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine received financial awards from Gulfstream Park to support their studies in equine medicine. 2009-04-16T04:00:00Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/data/articlestandard/dvm/162009/593804null HTML