Online Entries The Expo At Glenrose
202 E Bo Gibbs Dr Glen Rose , TX 76043
Online Entries The Expo At Glenrose
202 E Bo Gibbs Dr Glen Rose , TX 76043
Online Entries Northcrest Equestrian Center
3900 CR 805 B Cleburne , TX 76301
Online Entries Holybee Arena
2141 SW Wilshire Blvd, Burleson, TX 76028
Online Entries 4M Equine Ranch
498 Private Road #2391, Decatur, TX 76234
Online Entries 377 Arena
10740 N US Hwy 377 Stephenville, Tx 76401
Online Entries Marshall City Arena
3310 Popular Street Marshall, TX 75671
Online Entries Parker County Arena
1010 Farm to Market Road 1885, Weatherford, TX 76088
Online Entries 377 Arena
10740 N US Hwy 377 Stephenville, Tx 76401
NEWS RELEASE Texas Animal Health Commission “Serving Texas Animal Agriculture Since 1893” Andy Schwartz, DVM ? Executive Director P.O. Box l2966 ? Austin, Texas 78711 ? (800) 550-8242 www.tahc.texas.gov For more information contact the Public Information Dept. at 512-719-0750 or at public_info@tahc.texas.gov AUSTIN – Since the first case of VSV was confirmed in equine on a Kinney County premises, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has received reports of 8 new confirmed casesof vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). Texas VSV confirmations since June 24, 2019: 3 new VSV-infected equine premises have been confirmed in Coleman County 1 new
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) held a regularly scheduled Commission meeting on May 21, 2019, at its headquarters in Austin. The following amendments were proposed, and TAHC will accept public comments on the proposals from June 7, 2019 – July 8, 2019. Chapter 38, Trichomoniasis Three changes were proposed to the Trichomoniasis (Trich) chapter. The proposed amendment no longer allows samples to be pooled by approved laboratories as an official Trichomoniasis test for positive herds, herds identified as adjacent premises, and change of ownership testing. These samples must be submitted individually. It was proposed that the
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) relocated its Mount Pleasant Region Office to Sulphur Springs on March 1, 2019.
Schistosomiasis, a chronic disease caused by parasitic flatworms which leads to an intestine or urinary tract infection, is common in communities without access to safe drinking water and sanitation
[7/10/2018] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals and patients, as well as veterinarians and animal owners, not to use human and animal drug products intended to be sterile that are produced and distributed by Ranier’s Compounding Laboratory, also doing business as Ranier’s Pharmacy and Ranier’s RX Laboratory, Jeannette, Pennsylvania, due to lack of sterility assurance. Health care professionals and veterinarians should immediately check their medical supplies, quarantine any purportedly sterile drug products, and not administer them to patients. Administration of a non-sterile drug product intended to be sterile may result in serious
Arizona Department of Agriculture Animal Services Division 1688 W. Adams Street, Phoenix AZ 85007 (602) 542 4293 March 5, 2018, Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) Director Mark Killian ordered the quarantine of a cutting horse training facility in northern Maricopa County after a nasal swab on a gelding tested positive for Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV·1) “wild strain.• On Friday March 2, 2018, Dr. Peter Mundschenk, the Arizona State Veterinarian , received notification confirming the diagnoses of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in a Quarter Horse gelding with a positive nasal swab of EHV·1. This horse has been at Southpoint
Clemson Livestock-Poultry Health which oversees animal health issues in the state has issued an order suspending some requirements for interstate transport of animals as South Carolina braces for possible impacts from Hurricane Irma.
AUSTIN – When Governor Abbott declared a preemptive state of disaster for 30 counties in advance of Tropical Depression Harvey; the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) took the cue and accelerated preparations for what was predicted to be a major storm event. Under the State Emergency Management Plan, TAHC is the state’s coordinating agency for all disaster response issues related to animals, both large and small, including livestock, pets, and zoo animals. By the time Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Friday, August 25, the agency and its response partners were prepared for action. The storm proved to
The release said equine piroplasmosis is a blood parasite that affects horses. It can be transmitted through infected ticks but is more commonly spread by blood and blood products through shared needles or syringes, or improperly cleaned and disinfected dental, tattoo, surgical or blood product equipment.
The new rules are designed to strengthen existing requirements to “protect horses from the unnecessary and cruel practice of soring and eliminate unfair competition,” according to the USDA.
Local veterinarians, feed suppliers and livestock producers gathered in Lehi on Thursday to learn how the federal feed directive, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, will affect their operations.
Congress is working to pass a federal mandate that would require veterinarians to provide a written copy of every prescription for a companion animal, whether or not the client needs or even wants it. This will place undue regulatory and administrative burdens on veterinarians and small businesses.
AVMA Board of Directors Chair John de Jong in April told a House subcommittee that requiring veterinarians to provide portable prescriptions for all prescribed pet medications, regardless of whether clients request them, is unnecessary and unduly burdensome on veterinarians and small businesses
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture today announced $2.4 million in available funding to relieve veterinarian shortage situations through education, extension and training as well as support for veterinary practices in designated shortage areas. “These funds support activities for veterinarians and veterinary technicians, helping them gain the specialized skills to address shortages in parts of the country,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “Funds are also available for establishing or expanding veterinary practices in underserved rural areas.” To read the rest of the article click here
In reality, therapeutic pet food products have been marketed for years without official drug approvals in accordance with FDA’s longstanding enforcement discretion policy in this space