Day: April 9, 2008

BEEF RECALL sparks hearings, tightened inspections

Agriculture secretary assures Congress of safe food supply Congress held a series of hearings after secretly recorded video of animal abuse and food safety violations at a Chino, Calif., slaughter plant sparked the largest beef recall in U.S. history this February. Video of cows too sick or injured to stand being dragged by chains, rolled with forklifts, and shot with high-intensity water hoses by employees of Hallmark/Westland Meat Co. was screened at a March 12 hearing of the House Energy and Commerce investigative subcommittee attended by Hallmark/Westland President Steve Mendell, who had been subpoenaed. Mendell had previously

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AAEP LAUNCHING EQUINE DENTISTRY CAMPAIGN

Because proper dental care is vital to a horse’s overall health, the American Association of Equine Practitioners is launching a campaign to promote the need for horses to receive a thorough oral examination at least once a year. Designed to reach horse owners, the campaign kicked off this month and runs through 2008. Continue reading…

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FEEDING HORSES WITH ENDOCRINE DISORDERS

Nicholas Frank, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, associate professor of large animal clinical sciences at the University of Tennessee, spoke about equine endocrine disorders that are the most manageable by dietary control. There are two main endocrine disorders to address: equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) and equine Cushing’s disease (ECD or pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, PPID). Frank addressed these at the 2007 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Dec. 1-5 in Orlando, Fla. Continue reading…

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