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Featured CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia horse owners are being advised to vaccinate their animals for rabies. The state Department of Agriculture issued the warning Monday. The agency says a horse in Monroe County tested positive for the disease and was destroyed in October. The state says rabies vaccines are available for horses, cattle and sheep as well as cats and dogs. Read more…
The state has reported a final tally for one of the worst outbreaks of eastern equine encephalitis in 30 years — by veterinarians’ counts 133 horses were stricken, with all but four killed by the mosquito-borne disease, most in Southwest Michigan. At 55 confirmed EEE cases, 2010 is tied with 1981 for having the second highest number on record, said Michigan Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian Steven Halstead. In 1980, there were 93 confirmed cases. How many unconfirmed cases occurred in those years is unclear, Halstead said. Why the discrepancy between 133 dead horses this summer and
Steve Schell struggled at first with the idea of dumping his 350-cow dairy herd. The 56-year-old farmer grew up milking. Morning chores and work-filled weekends were a part of his childhood. But his costs rose last year as his income dropped. When he noticed some of the equipment in his parlor needed replacing, Schell’s decision was made. “The very first week was the hardest,” he said. “It must have been something that had been bred into me. I was used to it.” Schell isn’t the only area farmer abandoning his dairy cattle. A rocky market has forced
Katy, TX – November 9, 2010 – The Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show is pleased to announce that it will once again be hosting its beautiful hunter/jumper horse show during the spring of 2011. The event will be held April 6-11, 2011, at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. This exciting horse show is produced by P.J.C.P. Horse Shows and benefits the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. This year’s Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show will feature $280,000 in total prize money through out the competition. Highlight events will include the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, the