Day: July 30, 2008

RABIES IN SEVERAL STATES PROMPTS VACCINATION WARNINGS

In a brief survey of online news, there have been reports of rabies in Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Texas this year. Many of these reports involved humans encountering rabid wild animals that were captured and subsequently tested positive. Continue reading…

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CIRCULATING BLOOD CELLS HARBOR SARCOID-CAUSING VIRUS

Aggressive research efforts to discover how the sarcoid-causing bovine papillomaviruses (BPV) are spread either within or between horses have resulted in the identification of BPV genetic material (DNA) in circulating blood cells. This novel finding suggests a possible mechanism by which horses prone to developing sarcoids become latently (invisibly) infected and potentially contribute to the spread of the virus. Continue reading…

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EMERGING EQUINE DISEASE: FOUR TO WATCH

In 1968, the U.S. Surgeon General proclaimed that the war on infectious diseases had been won. Unfortunately, this statement was not true. Ongoing outbreaks of disease in humans and animals worldwide have established repeatedly that the war on infectious diseases is not over. Outbreaks of infectious diseases in horses will continue to occur as surely as new diseases will appear. The challenge to the horse industry is to prepare for this reality and invest in the research needed to understand these diseases and the factors that lead to their emergence.Continue reading…

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World Championship Paint Horse Show makes another successful two-week run

FORT WORTH, Texas—The American Paint Horse Association’s (APHA) annual two-week World Championship Paint Horse Show run made its stop at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, June 21 through July 5. Dubbed as “the largest Paint Horse show on earth,” the event lived up to its name as it saw 1,289 Paint Horses and 4,021 entries from across the world compete in a record 187 events—164 of which were World Championship classes.              While people from the state of Texas brought the highest number of Paints to the event, others traveled nearly 9,500 miles

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American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum Hosts America’s Horse In Art Show and Sale

America ’s Horse, July 25, 2008 – The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum presents its first show and sale when “America’s Horse in Art…The Horse that settled the West” takes place August 14 through November 14. The exhibit will take up wall and floor space in the Scharbauer Gallery. Most of the pieces were created specifically for this event and have never before been seen by the public. All art will be for sale on a first-come, first served basis. Sale prices will range from $1,000 to more than $25,000 and will offer something

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