Day: April 26, 2011

Rare equine skin infection spreads to new regions

According to Leonel Mendoza, MSc, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology at Michigan State University, who recently completed a review on the disease, equine pythiosis is a rare infection caused by a funguslike microorganism called Pythium insidiosum.

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Racing summit to consider ban on same-day medication

The racing industry will come together sometime this summer to ponder eliminating race-day medication, including common anti-bleeder drugs. The board of the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium announced Wednesday that it will join the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and the American Association of Equine Practitioners for an international summit, with the date to be set shortly. The move follows weeks of snowballing sentiment on the issue, with various industry groups weighing in both for and against a proposed five-year phase-out of all race-day medication. On Wednesday, the Keeneland board adopted a resolution supporting “measures to work with

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