Day: April 16, 2008

MRLS: TENT CATERPILLARS HATCH IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY

Experts have reported that Eastern tent caterpillars are developing normally this spring and have just completed the egg hatch stage. Controlling the caterpillars is vital to area horse farms, as University of Kentucky research has strongly linked them with outbreaks of mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS), which can cause early-term fetal losses, late-term foal losses, and weak foals. Continue reading…

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WEST NILE VIRUS ‘HOT SPOTS’ IDENTIFIED IN TEXAS

In a recently published study Texas A&M University veterinarians identified two “hot spots” of West Nile virus (WNV) based on data they collected between 2002 and 2004. One of these spots is in northwestern Texas and the other in an eastern region of the state. Mapping areas in which WNV is concentrated enables veterinarians to institute disease control and prevention programs via targeted surveillance and owner education. Continue reading…

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AQHA TELEVISION FEATURES CLASSIC RUNS FROM TODAY’S INFLUENTIAL SIRES ON RFD-TV

America’s Horse, April 15, 2008 – Join the American Quarter Horse Association on April 16 and 19 as its weekly series “AQHA Presents” takes a look back at some of today’s well-known American Quarter Horse sires during their show days. “AQHA Presents” airing on RFD-TV, will highlight some of the accomplishments of Miss N Cash, Nu Cash and Hollywood Dun It who not only made their mark in the show arena but left lasting impressions on the equine industry and the American Quarter Horse breed through their dominance in the breeding barn. The show will feature classic

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AVMA Opens Online Resource to General Public

PRESS RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION Tom McPheron Office: 847-285-6781 Cell: 773-494-5419 e-mail: tmcpheron@avma.org April 9, 2008 SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Launched earlier this month as a members-only benefit, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has opened access to its AVMA Collections to the general public, expanding the public’s ability to tap into cutting edge and up-to-date veterinary medical information. AVMA Collections was created to offer AVMA member veterinarians compilations of articles organized by topic/subject from the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) and other AVMA journals. While the JAVMA is an excellent source of research and

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