Equine

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Ithaca, N.Y. -- Cornell University researchers are developing a new way to help horses fight equine herpesvirus.

A fully constructed horse skeleton will enhance equine teaching at the university?s School of Veterinary Medicine.

Paris, France -- Merial and Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health are joining forces, their parent companies report today.

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Lexington, Ky. - Monitoring the use of medications in performance horses is no easy task.

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Mount Horeb, Wis. -- The ability to choose certain genetic traits in equine embryo transfer just took a giant step forward.

Kentucky -- Equine veterinarians in Kentucky have formed a new equine welfare group: the nonprofit Equine Health and Welfare Alliance Inc (EHWA).

Nepean, Ontario, Canada -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has advised that, as of Jan. 31, equine owners who plan to sell their horses either directly or indirectly to Canadian meat processors should record all vaccines and medications given to the horses as well as any illnesses.

For the first time in almost 30 years, the games leave Europe and come stateside.

Oklahoma City, Okla. --Equine teeth floaters are getting another chance at legitimacy in Oklahoma, after two years of back-and-forth decisions over whether they could practice their craft in the state.

Roseland, N.J. -- After a successful inaugural year in 2009 in which more than 2,500 horses received free vaccines, the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) is accepting applications again this year, with a deadline of Feb. 1 for spring vaccinations and Aug. 1 for fall vaccinations.

The following veterinary hospitals have entered the 2010 Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Contest. Click each practice name to view the entry details.

Nat White's top goals focus on education, new medical research, ethics, equine welfare and the unwanted horse epidemic

Understanding biology is key to battling the emergence of resistant parasites in horses

The right technique, embryo quality and donor-recipient synchrony are crucial.

An elephant dose - plus one -of sedative wasn't enough to keep this horse from kicking my unlucky colleague

Miami Gardens, Fla. -- Officials at a Churchill Downs race trick have lifted an EHV-1 quarantine on 60 horses.

Students learn how to help animals during times of crisis.

The rumored move of the equine drug-testing laboratory from Cornell to another college is not yet a done deal.

Las Vegas -- The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) gave awards for service to the industry, distinguished teaching, and equine welfare at its ongoing 55th Annual Convention.

Miami Gardens, Fla. -- Calder Race Course officials have lifted the quarantine on one barn that began Dec. 3, but are keeping three other barns closed because of a horse that tested positive for equine herpes virus (EHV-1).

Citing injuries and fatalities to horses -- despite new safety measures -- Victoria ends jumps racing.

United Kingdom -- One in four United Kingdom horse owners reported animal-welfare problems in horse housing, according to an online survey conducted by World Horse Welfare.