Now in its ninth year, the next AAEP Healthy Horses Workshop will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6 in San Diego, Calif., and will offer seminars addressing health topics that are important to the horse owner.

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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--The Equine Science Center will host its annual Equine Science Update on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center on the G. H. Cook Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

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WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today signed the North American Rabies Management Plan with Canada and Mexico.

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Veterinarians, like other licensed medical providers, have increasingly voiced concern over laypersons providing care without proper experience, training, or skills.

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The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) today announced the availability of a new database of approved animal drugs.

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Lexington, KY – The United States Dressage Team and the United States Equestrian Federation received an unexpected decision on September 22, 2008 when the FEI Tribunal handed down its ruling regarding the positive medication test of Mythilus, Courtney King-Dye’s Dressage horse, from the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong.

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Poisoning in horses is not a common occurrence, but when poisoning occurs, effects can be disastrous and far-reaching.

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The International Collating Centre, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks.

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LEESBURG, Va. -- It's been just a few months since board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Gwendolyn Lynch became affiliated with Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center.

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A case of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE) was diagnosed in a Standardbred horse in Lebanon, Maine.

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The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) says delegates meeting at this week’s national Equine Influenza Forum, in Sydney, must ignore calls for the ongoing vaccination of horses.

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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- They travel up to five hours one way to staff an event — and during the whole trip, they hope their services won't be needed when they get there.

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A total of 18 premises are currently under state quarantine due to exposure to EP.

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COLLEGE STATION – Recent flooding, including flooding from storm surge and rains due to Hurricane Ike, likely will lead to significantly increased mosquito activity in many parts of the state, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.

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A total of seven Florida premises previously quarantined due to positive Equine Piroplasmosis tests have been released, as all horses on those premises have tested negative for EP.

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Pigs, pit bulls, donkeys and elephants – the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today reminded presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama that America's veterinarians play vital roles in preserving and protecting both human and animal health – lipstick or not.

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The Texas Veterinary Medical Association Foundation is asking for assistance buying fuel and generators for veterinary clinics hit by Hurricane Ike.

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The Food and Drug Administration announced rates for fiscal year (FY) 2009 Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008 (AGDUFA) in a notice published in the September 15, 2008, Federal Register.

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. —The Texas Veterinary Medical Association Foundation is sending out an immediate call for funding to assist them with the purchase of fuel for generators delivered to veterinary clinics hardest hit by Hurricane Ike.

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The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will conduct a Veterinarian Forum for Horse Show Veterinarians, November 21-23, 2008 in Anaheim, CA.

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