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North Carolina Horse Council Designates February as 'Horse Health Awareness Month'
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- February 1-28, 2005, has been designated by the North Carolina Horse Council as "Horse Health Awareness Month." Horse Health Awareness Month is designed to help owners call attention to their horse's health need ... Read the full article

AAEP Releases Updated Equine Vaccination Guidelines
The Infectious Disease Committee of the American Association of Equine Practitioners has issued revised guidelines for the vaccination of horses. The Committee, chaired by Mary Scollay, DVM, has made recommendations for the use of vaccines based on the age of the horse and its previous vaccination history. The guidelines are intended to serve as a reference for veterinarians as they employ vaccines in their respective practices. ... Read the full article

The North Carolina Horse Council - A Growing Return
RALEIGH, N.C., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Carolina Horse Council announced that the referendum vote on the Horse Industry Promotion Assessment held March 9, 2005, passed with a 95% favorable vote. The vote authorizes the continuation of the $ ... Read the full article

CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS CONFIRMED IN A SOMERSET HORSE
London, 30 March/GNN/ -- DEPARTMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS News Release (167/05) issued by the Government News Network on 30 March 2005 Defra has today confirmed a case of Contagious Equine Metritis Organism (CEMO) in a horse i ... Read the full article

USDA Government Vet to Discuss Equine Virus with Concerned Wellington Equestrians
Wellington, FL – December 14, 2006 – On Saturday, December 16, USDA Government Veterinarian, Dr. Julie Gauthier, will meet with equestrians, community members, and members of the media to discuss the Equine Rhinopneumonitis Virus. The disease, also k ... Read the full article

Ireland Wins Belgian Nations' Cup
The Irish show jumping produced its most convincing win of the 2007 season at Lummen, Belgium on June 29, 2007, when defeating 11 other teams to take the FEI Nations’ Cup, its fourth victory in the current series. Ireland’s performance at Lummen y ... Read the full article

AGA Championship and Christmas Festival Horse Show Cancelled Due to Outbreak in Wellington
Wellington, FL – December 14, 2006 – In light of the apparent outbreak of an infectious equine disease within the equestrian community of Wellington, Stadium Jumping, Inc. has announced that this weekend’s AGA National Championship and the Christmas ... Read the full article

TheHorse.com to Present Free Webinar: Understanding Equine Influenza
TheHorse.com will present a FREE hourlong live Webinar, sponsored by Intervet, Understanding Equine Influenza, on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. EDT. Register for this educational event by visiting www.TheHorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=11292. The lead presenter will be Tom Chambers, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Science at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center. He has headed the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) Reference Laboratory for Equine Influenza for 15 years at the university, one of only three such laboratories in the world. ... Read the full article

Horseware Ireland is Proud to Introduce a Flysheet Infused with Insect Repellent!
Horseware Ireland Partners With Buzz Off Insect Shield, LLC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--Kinston, NC, October 23, 2006. – Horseware Ireland introduces the latest innovation—The Amigo Bug Buster. It’s infused with the Buzz-Blocker insect repellent, prove ... Read the full article

Horseware Ireland is Proud to Introduce it’s Greatest Innovation Yet!
Horseware Ireland Partners With Buzz Off Insect Shield, LLC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--Kinston, NC, October 23, 2006. – Horseware Ireland introduces the latest innovation—The Amigo Bug Buster. It’s infused with the Buzz-Blocker insect repellent, prove ... Read the full article

SilverClene 24 Disinfectant Spray Samples Available at Conference on Equine Herpes Virus
Wellington, FL – December 15, 2006 – On Saturday, December 16, at 10 a.m., USDA Government Veterinarian, Dr. Julie Gauthier, will meet with Wellington equestrians, community members, and members of the media to discuss the Equine Rhinopneumonitis Vir ... Read the full article

Top Horse Video Podcast Show Announces 2008 Line Up
HorseGirlTV 2008 Line Up! It’s horsegirltv 2.0! STAFFORD, VA January 01, 2008 Happy New Year! HorseGirlTV LLC had a GREAT year in 2007 and is looking forward to an amazing line up for 2008! Stay tuned as HorseGirlTV goes international with shoots ... Read the full article

AAEP Annual Convention to Offer Quality Education for Veterinarians and Horse Owners
The 53rd Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners will be held in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 1 – 5, continuing its long history of providing premier continuing education for equine veterinarians, veterinary technicians and horse ... Read the full article

Research Fund Awarded to Three Equine Research Projects at Western College of Veterinary Medicine
The Heather Ryan and L. David Dubé Veterinary Health and Research Fund has awarded $410,000 for three cutting-edge research investigations of equine endotoxemia, neonatal Rhodococcus equi pneumonia and genetic ocular disorders at the University of Sa ... Read the full article

CSC's DVC Enters Clinical Trial for Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Vaccine Candidate
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) today announced that DVC LLC, a CSC company, has entered into a phase 1 clinical trial for its Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) vaccine candidate V3526. ... Read the full article

Digital Angel Corporation Provides Bio-Thermo(TM) RFID Microchips to New York Equine Agency to Protect State Horse Population
State Horse Health Program to Use Company's Proprietary Temperature-Sensing Microchips for Identification, Anti-Theft, Disease Monitoring Purposes SOUTH ST.PAUL, Minn., April 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC) announce ... Read the full article

Research On Pneumonia Seeks to Save Foals' Lives
On behalf of the Equine Research Coordination Group Infectious respiratory diseases constitute one of the major causes of death in the horse industry. In addition to the sorrow caused, they also are major economic threats. One of the most common ... Read the full article

Horseware Ireland introduces the Amigo Bug Buster
It's infused with insect repellent proven effective in human clothing against mosquitoes and ticks. Repellent-infused BUZZ BLOCKER™ Insect Shield Insect Repellent Gear products for horses are EPA approved, and the repellency remains effective through ... Read the full article

Budweiser Celebrates 20 Years of Irish Derby Sponsorship by Announcing New Deal
Contract Extends Budweiser's Longest Running Sponsorship in Europe DUBLIN, Ireland, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. and the Curragh Racecourse today announced a renewal of Budweiser's sponsorship of the Irish Derby. This year's race ta ... Read the full article

Control of Equine Influenza Requires Diligence
The 2007 outbreaks of equine influenza (EI) in Japan and Australia are a jolting reminder that influenza viruses use simple but very effective strategies for their own survival, and that our lack of attention allows this virus to create epidemics. One of those strategies is very high contagiousness, with the capacity to infect large numbers of horses quickly within stables or across continents. Another is the ability to cause sub-clinical infections in partially immune animals. ... Read the full article