A virus fatal to horses has been reported in Johnson County and with the horse show season coming to its climax, horse owners need to protect their mounts.
The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission reported Wednesday that there were multiple positives in testing for equine infectious anemia, or EIA, in a herd in Clarksville.
“At present, the infection seems to be isolated to the single herd,” the commission said. “There has not been any information that warrants canceling horse shows, etc., in Arkansas at the present time.”
Arkansas state law requires all equines that live in the state for more than 30 days to be tested for EIA every 12 months – a test known as a Coggins test. Read more…
