USDA announces voluntary CEM testing program
The United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a voluntary
program to test up to 3,000 breeding stallions for Taylorella equigenitalis,
the bacteria that causes Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM). This voluntary
program is in response to the on-going CEM incident involving approximately 991
horses found in 48 states. Accredited equine practitioners interested in
participating in this program should contact a VS area office or their state
animal health official's office. Contact information is available
here or
here.
Update on equine piroplasmosis disease investigation
TAHC field personnel are still investigating how many animals may have been
exposed or infected with equine piroplasmosis. Twenty-two percent of the 1,728
horses that have been tested have been positive. In almost every case, the
positive horses disclosed were directly traced to the index ranch or had contact
with positive horses from the ranch.
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Piroplasmosis found in New Mexico horses
As part of a racetrack screening program, three New Mexico horses have been
identified as infected with Theileria equi, a causative agent for
equine piroplasmosis. These infections are noteworthy as these horses are not
epidemiologically linked to those involved in a larger ongoing investigation
centered on horses from a South Texas ranch.
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Equine herpes positive leads to quarantine of Steve Asmussen's ba
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at Evangeline Training Center
A quarantine of trainer Steve Asmussen's barn at the Evangeline Training Center
in Carencro, La., is in place after a horse based there tested positive for
equine herpes. Horses living in that barn are being tested and won't be allowed
to ship elsewhere to race until the quarantine is lifted.
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Spike in U.S. cases of Eastern equine encephalomyelitis
Equine Disease Quarterly noted that 249 cases were reported in the July
to September period in 2009, compared with 185 the previous year.
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With improved funding, the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association Breeders
Incentive Fund is all the talk for the 2010 Breeding season. To learn
more about rules, regulations, and how to get you mare or stallion involved,
please visit www.kyqha.com, Breeders
Incentive Fund. If you are interested in breeding your mare, please
contact us at 270-527-6655.
