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Day: November 18, 2008

AVMA Congratulates President-Elect Obama, Highlights Key Issues

WASHINGTON, DC  — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) hand delivered a letter this week to the office of President-elect Barack Obama, congratulating him on his historic election to the nation’s highest office and highlighting key public and animal-related issues on which the AVMA is prepared to work with the incoming president. The letter to President-elect Obama, signed by AVMA Chief Executive Officer Dr. W. Ron DeHaven, states: “Animal and human health are among the most important issues facing America today, and America’s veterinarians are eager to provide science-based insights to you and your staff as you

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STRANGLES

It is not uncommon for strangles infections to recur on a farm, and until recent years there have been misconceptions about how this disease is maintained in a population of horses. These days scientists understand the phenomenon and can better explain it. We now know a farm that has experienced an outbreak of strangles, caused by Streptococcus equi spp bacteria, might have an ongoing problem, not because the bacteria remain in the environment, but because they persist within the horse, specifically within the guttural pouches or sinuses. Even though a horse might appear to have recovered, he remains an

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Strategies for Keeping Weight On Horses

A skinny horse is not a pretty sight. With ribs protruding, and hip bones threatening to serve as a hat rack for the next passerby, he gives an immediate impression of ill health… and it’s no illusion. A too-thin equine is one who has no energy reserves on which to draw, and when push comes to shove,…  Read more

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