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Bob Gould

Texas Animal Health Commission Merges Portions of Central and East Texas Regions

For more information contact the Public Information Dept. at 512-719-0750 or public_info@tahc.texas.gov For Immediate Release May 16, 2018   AUSTIN โ€“Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) will merge Region 2 and 7 on June 1, 2018. The office consolidation will facilitate cost savings and allow TAHCโ€™s region offices to have the resources and personnel necessary to protect the health and marketability of Texasโ€™ livestock, exotic livestock and domestic and exotic fowl. The new region will include Austin, Bastrop, Bell, Brazos, Brazoria, Burleson, Caldwell, Chambers, Colorado, Comal, De Witt, Falls, Fayette, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Gonzales, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hardin,

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Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy Confirmed in Lubbock County Horse

For more information contact the Public Information Dept. at 512-719-0750 or public_info@tahc.texas.gov For Immediate Release May 11, 2018AUSTIN โ€“ Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), in a Lubbock County barrel racing horse on May 9, 2018. The most recent case of EHM in Texas was confirmed in a Montgomery County horse. The newly identified horse showed signs or respiratory illness, fever and nasal discharge, and ataxia when evaluated by a local veterinarian. The premises is under movement restrictions and TAHC staff is working

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Bob Gould

Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy Confirmed in Montgomery County Horse

For more information contact the Public Information Dept. at 512-719-0750 or public_info@tahc.texas.gov For Immediate Release May 9, 2018 Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy Confirmed in Montgomery County Horse AUSTIN โ€“ Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) confirmed Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), in a Montgomery County barrel racing horse on May 9, 2018. The horse showed signs of ataxia and other neurologic signs consistent with EHM when evaluated by a veterinarian. The premises is under movement restrictions and TAHC staff is working closely with the owner and veterinarian to monitor potentially exposed

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APHA Partners With 2018 FEI World Equestrian Gamesโ„ข

FORT WORTH, Texasโ€”The American Paint Horse Associationย (APHA) has partnered with the FEI World Equestrian Gamesโ„ข Tryon 2018 (WEG) as an Official Media Partner of the 2018 event to help champion the sport of Reining and show its support for the equine community as a whole.   The FEI World Equestrian Gamesโ„ขโ€”also known as โ€œthe greatest equestrian show on earthโ€โ€”takes place every four years, halfway between the summer Olympic Games cycles. This yearโ€™s competition takes place September 11-23, 2018, at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) at Tryon Resort, a 1,600-acre facility in Mill Spring, North Carolina. The

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All-Breed Ranch Work Championship to pay $10,000 to hardworking horses July 7

Spurred by the popularity of ranch horse events that celebrate the versatility and workmanship of a cattlemanโ€™s best asset, APHA and Classic Equine have teamed up to host the inaugural Ranch Work Championship July 7 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Held in conjunction with the AjPHA Youth World Championship Show, the Ranch Work Championship is an all-breed, all-age event that offers $10,000 paid out in a divisional format. The championship focuses on authentic ranch work eventsโ€”ranch work, ranch roping, ranch cow work and ranch cuttingโ€”to spotlight horses with the skills to be

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APHA welcomes new Corporate Partner Santa Cruz Animal Health

APHA is pleased to welcome Santa Cruz Animal Health as an official Corporate Partner for 2018. As a Corporate Partner, Santa Cruz Animal Health will sponsor APHAโ€™s two annual World Shows by providing awards to top-placing Youth, Amateur and Open competitors in 2018. A part of Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Santa Cruz Animal Health is quickly becoming one of the forerunners in the distribution and development of veterinary and animal health care products. The company offers a variety of products that allow owners to keep their performance horses, livestock and companion animals at their finest. Santa Cruzโ€™s

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Quarantine to Contain Herpes Virus at Arizona Training Facility

Arizona Department of Agriculture Animal Services Division 1688 W. Adams Street, Phoenix AZ 85007 (602) 542 4293 March 5, 2018, Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) Director Mark Killian ordered the quarantine of a cutting horseย training facility in northern Maricopa County after a nasal swab on a gelding tested positive for Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHVยท1) “wild strain.โ€ข On Friday March 2, 2018, Dr. Peter Mundschenk, the Arizona State Veterinarian , received notification confirming the diagnoses of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in a Quarter Horse gelding with a positive nasal swab of EHVยท1. This horse has been at Southpoint

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Ultrasound-based scoring system predicts horses’ recovery from tendon injury

A new technique that uses ultrasound findings to predict a racehorseโ€™s likelihood of returning to racing after a tendon injury has been described by researchers. The study team say the new system will significantly improve racehorse welfare in both the short and long term. It will enable vets and racehorse trainers to make early and informed decisions on a horseโ€™s future โ€“ whether to prescribe rest and recovery before racing again, rehabilitation for another career, or immediate retirement. The ultrasound technique was developed by researchers at the University of Nottingham and Oakham Equine Hospital, both in England,

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