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A 30-year first shows power of successful vaccine development

July 18, 2020July 21, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2170 Views 0 Comments

Kentucky’s Bluegrass region finished the last breeding season without one confirmed leptospirosis abortion in horses.

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Adult female blood sucking midge, Culicoides imicola.
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Prompt reporting of cases vital in containing African horse sickness in Thailand – report

July 17, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1578 Views 0 Comments African Horse Sickness

Outbreak has been resolved in seven Thai provinces, according to authorities.

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A pony decorated for a festival in Cambodia. Working ponies are widely used by communities in rural regions for transporting people, water and goods.
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Charity works to keep African horse sickness out of Cambodia

July 13, 2020July 17, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1731 Views 0 Comments African Horse Sickness

World Horse Welfare has been working with remote communities to raise awareness of AHS disease and support practical prevention measures.

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A study on pasture-associated laminitis (PAL) on native breed ponies is under way in Scotland.
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Management of native ponies in Scotland under scrutiny for laminitis research

July 12, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1570 Views 0 Comments Laminitis

It is hoped this research will help to establish suitable management strategies in order to reduce the occurrence of pasture associated laminitis.

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Analysis of horse breath shows promise in identifying equine airway disease

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1770 Views 0 Comments

Researchers have found differences between the metabolites in the breath of healthy horses and those with equine asthma.

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US horse owners urged to act now to protect at-risk horses from vesicular stomatitis

July 3, 2020September 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2336 Views 0 Comments

Cases have already been reported this year in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and it is expected to spread to other states as the northern summer progresses.

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At far right, Dr Thomas Koch with Drs Heather Chalmers, left, and Judith Koenig.
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Can cryopreservation of equine stem cells work for cartilage repair?

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Jackie Bellamy-Zions 1714 Views 0 Comments

Equine Guelph researchers working to preserve cartilage chips for long-term storage, which would enable off-the-shelf use for treating cartilage injuries.

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Some antibiotics more damaging to equine joints, researchers find

July 1, 2020 Mark Andrews 1674 Views 0 Comments

Researchers found that antibiotics from different antimicrobial classes expressed variable toxicity to equine joint cells.

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A melanoma on the lip of a grey horse.
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Protein from tick saliva shows promise against horse melanomas

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2258 Views 0 Comments

Treated tumors shrank and in some cases even reached remission up to two months after treatment ended.

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Three life stages of the blacklegged (deer) tick suspended in a vial.
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Tick surveillance in the US needs work, researchers say

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1827 Views 0 Comments

Research on ticks “requires long-term and sustained commitment to research, surveillance, and partnerships across a broad range of disciplines, health professionals, and the public”.

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US experts monitor threat of African horse sickness

June 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2340 Views 0 Comments African Horse Sickness

African horse sickness is not in the US, and experts say it is important it stays that way.

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Improved aftercare recommended for colic surgery survivors

June 29, 2020 Mark Andrews 1779 Views 0 Comments

Of the 283 horses who underwent colic surgery at a veterinary clinic in The Netherlands, only 59% went home alive.

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A team of veterinarians and technicians at UF's Large Animal Hospital view the findings of an echocardiogram in progress on Capone, a 12-year-old warmblood. © Jesse Jones
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First-line drug saves horse from shock treatment for atrial fibrillation

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 Sarah Carey 2160 Views 0 Comments

There are two treatment courses for atrial fibrillation, an irregular, often rapid heart rate associated with poor blood flow and the most common arrhythmia associated with exercise intolerance.

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Five Thai provinces now considered clear of deadly African horse sickness

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1823 Views 0 Comments African Horse Sickness

Efforts are continuing to stamp out the first outbreak of the deadly disease in the country.

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Gallium ointment shows promise in treating lower limb wounds in horses

June 20, 2020June 22, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1833 Views 0 Comments

A gallium-based ointment could prove to be an inexpensive and effective wound care product for horses.

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If other forage is available, grazing horses will usually avoid buttercup because the leaves, flowers and stems have a sharp, acrid taste.
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Timing is everything when battling buttercup

June 20, 2020 Dr Jimmy Henning 3471 Views 0 Comments

Waiting until after flowers appear can be too late to implement control tactics. This is one reason buttercups can survive year to year.

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Illegal antibiotic sales to equine owners in India highlighted

June 17, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1927 Views 0 Comments

Study finds that antibiotics are often sold without a prescription, illegally and indiscriminately by insufficiently trained pharmacists to owners of working equines in India.

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The tongue of a horse with vesicular stomatitis.
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Biosecurity crucial in keeping vesicular stomatitis at bay in US

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2661 Views 0 Comments Biosecurity

Cases this season in the US have so far affected three states, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.

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Breakthrough finding could help treatment of a common cancer in horses

June 7, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3305 Views 0 Comments

“We hope the similarities between the tumour in horses and people can offer a true One Health benefit.”

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Mysterious parasitic disease of equines confirmed in donkeys in Britain

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2615 Views 0 Comments

“Further studies to establish whether the cysts are also present in the horse and pony populations are warranted.”

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