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HORSE RACING INJURY DATA SHOWS FAMILIARITY ACROSS ALL SURFACES
An initial analysis of equine injury data released recently shows no statistically significant difference in the risk of fatalities in Thoroughbreds on different racing surfaces. The analysis was discussed during the third Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, held at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.
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ENCEPHALITIS
Encephalitis is defined as inflammation of the brain. Therefore, clinical signs of this disease state are that of dysfunction of the brain - depression, ataxia or incoordination, weakness, head tilt, circling, paralysis, muscle tremors, convulsions, and cranial nerve abnormalities.
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FOALING SEASON is upon us... Know when to call your veterinarian:
During pregnancy
Post-foaling
EHV-1 case recently confirmed at North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine. Click HERE for more information.
California recently confirmed more cases of neurologic EHV-1.
A new outbreak of the neurological form of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) has been confirmed by California veterinary authorities. A total of sixteen cases have been confirmed at a single location since 11 January 2012.
The latest cases were just confirmed, and officials with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Animal Health Branch report that The Rancho Sierra Vista Equestrian Center, home to about 367 horses in Orange County, remains under a state-ordered quarantine.
The first case identified on the ranch appeared in a gelding displaying neurologic signs, according to CDFA. The gelding was later confirmed positive for the neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1, was isolated, quarantined and placed under veterinary care. According to the CDFA, this is the only case that displayed neurologic signs; all other confirmed positive horses have displayed respiratory symptoms, limb swelling and/or fever.
Potentially exposed horses on the premises are being monitored, and a full epidemiologic investigation has been initiated by veterinary officials with CDFA.
The department also reported a case in Riverside County on 24 January 2012, at premises described by the department as a multi-discipline equine facility.
"At this time we are not aware of any links to the Orange County incident," a spokesman said.
CDFA says the source of the outbreak has yet to be identified, but the initial investigation reveals no link to three outbreaks in 2011—one in May that sickened nearly 90 horses across 10 Western states and two other smaller outbreaks that occurred later in the year.
Click HERE for daily updates or current status of the EHV-1 outbreak.
Virginia county confirms rabies in a horse.
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) says a horse in Patrick County has tested positive for rabies. This is the first confirmed case of rabies in the county for 2012.
Important rules changes to the Drugs & Medication Rules for Competition Horses became effective 1 December 2011.
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) board of directors voted to amend its Therapeutic Drug Rule that went into effect 1 December 2011. The rule changes allows only one of the seven approved nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs listed in the USEF Rule GR 410.4 to be present in the same plasma or urine sample. Both the AAEP and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) support the rule change.
STRANGLES INFECTION
"Strangles" is a layman's term for Streptococcus equi infection. It is an extremely contagious bacterial infection which is contracted through the mucous membranes your horse’s nasal/ oral passages.
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