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Is Your Horse Healthy? Important Information for Horse Owners

Monday, 11 March 2013 14:55

March is Equine Wellness Month. Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences joins the American Association of Equine Practitioners and Bayer Healthcare in recommending that all horse owners use the following information to help keep their horses healthy.

Appropriate vaccinations are the most cost-effective weapon against common infectious diseases of the horse. Vaccines can help fight off some familiar problems: tetanus (lockjaw), encephalomyelitis (sleeping sickness), rabies, West Nile virus, rhinopneumonitis, influenza, strangles, botulism (shaker foal syndrome), equine viral arteritis (EVA), and Potomac Horse Fever.

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 14:58
Foaling season is now in full swing here in Oklahoma. In order to better prepare you for your new arrival, here are some tips on normal foal development and behavior in the first 24 hours of life.
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Equine viral artritis (EVA)

Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:43

Question from a reader:
Because Equine viral artritis (EVA) has become an issue for horse breeders in Oklahoma, we have been told to vaccinate our stallion as a preventive measure. We have also been told to quarantine him for three weeks after he is vaccinated. All of our stalls are in the same building. Is it okay to leave one stall vacant next to his? Could he be in a pasture during the day and will this pasture be contagious to other horses in the future?

Some people may believe that the reason to isolate a vaccinated horse is to prevent disease in other horses or abortion in pregnant mares during the time when the vaccinated horse is shedding vaccine virus. This is not the reason.

Wednesday, 12 May 2010 08:54
Over the past few years, veterinarians and horse owners alike have become more and more aware of the benefits of appropriate dental care. Dental equipment has improved decreasing the physical labor and refining the techniques involved in routine equine dentistry.
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