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New LiteBalance™ Formula from Nutrena Brings Better Solutions to Every Day Problems in Equine Nutrition -- August 30, 2006
MINNEAPOLIS—Nutrena has just introduced its new LiteBalance™ controlled-calorie formula for overweight horses, easy keepers and horses on all-forage diets. The new formula, says Jim Ward, DVM and equi...
Equine Viral Arteritis -- July 11, 2006
Equine viral arteritis (EVA) is an infectious viral disease of horses that causes a variety of clinical symptoms, most significantly abortions. The disease is transmitted through both the respiratory...
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) Outbreak Reported in New Mexico -- June 30, 2006
On Monday, June 26, 2006, the Office International des Epizooties (O.I.E.) Reference Laboratory for Equine Viral Arteritis at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s Maxwell H. Gluck Eq...
Racing Medication & Testing Consortium -- June 29, 2006
By Amy Owens During its meeting on Tuesday, June 27, at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, the Board of Directors of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) finalized a two-part plan to estab...
Farnam’s stable of dewormers increases the introduction of TAPECARE PLUS™ -- May 16, 2006
Sold Under the Only FDA NADA Single Active Ingredient Formula* To Remove and Control Tapeworms and More PHOENIX - May 11, 2006 - For more than 20 years horse owners have trusted Farnam for dependa...
Understanding and controlling Colic -- February 20, 2006
Your Horses Health presented by Beyer OWNERS, BEWARE. THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF HORSES IS COLIC! But colic is not a disease. Rather it is a combination of signs that alert us to abdominal pain in th...
Adequan for Joint Repair -- February 8, 2006
Sound horses have balanced joint function for a wide range of motion and activity. But the wear and tear of daily use, a misstep, incorrect shoeing or abnormal forces, over time, can cause traum...
Fescue in the Horse's Diet -- February 1, 2006
Bayer "Your Horse's Health" Minimizing the Risk to Your Horse's Health Tall fescue is a grass which grows on approximately 35 million acres of land in the United States. As many as 700,000 horse...
Vet Tip of the Month -- January 6, 2006
Equine Health Care Bayer "Your Horse's Health" The Bayer Vet Tip of the Month presents a new equine health tip each month from Dr. Kenton Morgan, Bayer Veterinary Services. The information present...
Coffin Bone Fractures -- January 5, 2006
by Heather Smith Thomas The coffin bone inside the hoof (sometimes called the pedal bone, but now more commonly called the third phalanx or PIII) is a somewhat delicate structure. For...
Adequate Roughage Prevents/Minimizes Wood Chewing -- January 1, 2006
Hungry horses will chew on fence posts and rails, trees in the pasture, stall walls and mangers. Even a well fed horse that has all his nutrient requirements met by pellets or some other conc...