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Outbreak Alerts: May 10, 2024 – Strangles – Johnson County, KS

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Equine Rhinitis Virus-B

Source: Attending Veterinarian Confirmed Case: Voluntary Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Boarding FacilityAge: 12Gender: GeldingBreed: Quarter Horse (QH)Usage: JumpingOnset of Clinical Signs: 5/3/2024Clinical Signs: FeverConfirmation Date:5/7/2024 See past published Outbreak Alerts: www.coloradohorsesource.com/category/news/alerts Equine Disease Communication CenterUpdates on current disease outbreaks are listed on our EDCC website as they occur and will include the date …

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Outbreak Alerts: April 12, 2024 – Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic in Lynn County, Texas

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Equine Rhinitis Virus-B

Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Source: Texas Animal Health Commission Number Confirmed: 1Number Suspected: UnknownNumber Exposed: UnknownComments: Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed equine herpes virus in a quarter horse on a Lynn County premises. The premises has been quarantined and will not be released until TAHC’s requirements are met. TAHC staff are …

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Outbreak Alerts: April 12, 2024 – Equine Infectious Anemia – Johnson County, Texas

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Equine Rhinitis Virus-B

Source: Texas Animal Health Commission Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Suspected: UnknownNumber Exposed: UnknownNumber Euthanized: 1Comments: Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed equine infectious anemia in a quarter horse on a Johnson County premises. The premises has been quarantined and will not be released until TAHC’s requirements are met. TAHC …

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Outbreak Alerts: April 12, 2024 – Equine Infectious Anemia – Zapata County, Texas

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Equine Rhinitis Virus-B

Source: Texas Animal Health Commission Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Suspected: UnknownNumber Exposed: UnknownNumber Euthanized: 11Comments: Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed equine infectious anemia in a quarter horse on a Zapata County premises. The premises has been quarantined and will not be released until TAHC’s requirements are met. TAHC …

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Outbreak Alerts: March 06, 2024 – Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic in Travis County, TX

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Equine Rhinitis Virus-B

Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Source: Texas Animal Health Commission Number Confirmed: 3Number Suspected: UnknownNumber Exposed: 32Comments: Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in three quarter horses on a Travis County premise. The premises has been quarantined and will not be released until TAHC’s requirements are met. TAHC staff …

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Outbreak Alerts: February 08, 2024 – Equine Rhinitis Virus-B – Cooke County, TX

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Equine Rhinitis Virus-B

Source: Attending Veterinarian Confirmed Case(s) – Voluntary Quarantine Number Confirmed: 2Number Suspected: 3Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private Facility Horse 1: Age: 4Gender: GeldingBreed: PaintUsage: Barrel RacingOnset of Clinical Signs: 2/5/2024Clinical Signs: Fever, lethargy, nasal discharge, cough, difficulty swallowingConfirmation Date: 2/8/2024Horse Status: Affected And AliveVaccination Status: UnvaccinatedComment: The horse was Equine Rhinitis Virus-B positive and negative for Streptococcus equi. For more information about ERV, please go …

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Outbreak Alerts: February 01, 2024 – Equine Infectious Anemia – Harris County, Texas

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Equine Rhinitis Virus-B

Source: Texas Animal Health Commission Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Suspected: UnknownNumber Exposed: 4 Number Euthanized: 1 Comments: Notes: Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) in 1 quarter horse on a Harris County premises. The premises have been quarantined and will not be released until TAHC’s requirements are met. …

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New and Noteworthy: The Sturdy Horse

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The Sturdy Horse
Peaches in July 6th 2023 when just beginning Sturdy Horse products and her new feed regimen. Photo provided by Monte Robertson.

Head to Hoof® Products Help Senior Horse Regain Health The Sturdy Horse, located in Del Norte, Colorado, researches, develops, and manufactures products made from hemp seeds that help humans, horses, and pets.  One horse, Peaches, a 29-year-old Quarter Horse with extreme malnutrition due to negligence, was checked over by a …

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Equine Wellness: Know Your Horse’s “Normal”

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Photo Courtesy Haygain

How to Take, Measure and Track Key Vital Signs By Meriel Moore-Colyer for Haygain Maintaining good health in our horses is every owner’s responsibility. Avoiding performance-limiting viruses, preventing the development of more serious diseases, and ensuring your horse is content and living as natural a life as possible should be everyone’s …

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Outbreak Alerts: November 27, 2023 – Equine Infectious Anemia – Multiple Counties, Texas

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Equine Rhinitis Virus-B

El Paso County, Denton County, Montgomery County, Waller County Source: Texas Animal Health Commission Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Suspected: UnknownNumber Exposed: Unknown Comments: Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed equine infectious anemia in a quarter horse on a Denton County premises. The premises has been quarantined and will not …

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