Online Entries Parker County Arena
1010 Farm to Market Road 1885, Weatherford, TX 76088
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 The Expo At Glenrose
202 E Bo Gibbs Dr Glen Rose , TX 76043
Online Entries Marshall City Arena
3310 Popular Street Marshall, TX 75671
Online Entries (JCSP) Johnson County Sheriff's Posse Indoor & Outdoor Arena
1315 North Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
Online Entries M7 Arena
8001 FM3136, Alvarado, TX 76009
Online Entries Northcrest Equestrian Center
3900 CR 805 B Cleburne , TX 76301
Online Entries Parker County Arena
1010 Farm to Market Road 1885, Weatherford, TX 76088
AUSTIN, TX – Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) confirmed Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), in a Denton County barrel racing horse on February 21, 2017. The horse showed signs of ataxia, loss of coordination of the muscles, and other neurologic signs consistent with EHM when evaluated by a local veterinarian. The premises is under quarantine and TAHC staff is working closely with the owner and veterinarian to implement testing protocols and biosecurity measures. Prior to confirmation, the positive horse attended barrel racing events at the NRS Arena in Decatur,
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) confirmed Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in a mare at a breeding farm in Cooke County, Texas on May 24. The affected farm was placed under quarantine and restricted from moving animals and semen. Since the original confirmed EHM positive horse, six additional horses on the premises have tested positive for the neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1. One of the test positive horses exhibited neurologic signs consistent with EHM, bringing the total number of EHM cases at this facility to two. TAHC staff works closely with the facility management and veterinarian to implement testing
AUSTIN, TX – Dr. Dee Ellis, State Veterinarian and Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), has announced that he will retire December 31, ending his more than 30 years of service to the state’s livestock and poultry health regulatory agency. Dr. Ellis first joined the TAHC as an Animal Health Inspector in 1977 while completing a bachelor degree in Animal Science. After obtaining his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University, Ellis returned to the agency in 1985 as a field veterinarian. In 1986, he was promoted to Region Director for Central Texas,
Presidio, Texas – 10 adult horses and four yearlings seized by Border Patrol agents south of El Paso and tested in Presidio have tested positive for Equine Piroplasmosis (EP).
Contrary to what the name might imply, pigeons have nothing to do with transmission of the equine disease known as “pigeon fever”, which is also called Dryland Distemper. “Pigeon Fever” causes abscesses and swelling in the horse’s pectoral region (breast muscles) causing a “pigeon-like” appearance, and is caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis.
AUSTIN – The existing wildfire situations across the state of Texas have The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) emergency responders currently working in Bastrop, Travis, Cass, and Waller counties. The TAHC is the lead state agency for livestock related disaster response and continues to provide assessments of animal needs in the affected areas while working closely with local authorities to resolve those needs. The TAHC staffed the State Operations Center (SOC) in support of response operations. Photo: (From left to Right) Rusell Iselt, Region 7 Supervising Inspector and Dr. Terry Hensley, TAHC Assistant Executive Director talk to
AUSTIN – Â In cooperation with the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC,) the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has recently developed a mobile Veterinary Emergency Team (V.E.T.) to respond to disasters that affect animals state-wide. The new team is deployable under the state animal response plan in a disaster situation where there is need for additional veterinary assessment, triage and care. Currently the team is made up of 13 members and consists of A&M faculty, resident veterinarians, veterinary technicians and veterinary students who have completed a disaster medicine elective. The team is fully
Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is showing its strong support for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) by urging veterinarians to actively participate in the system and utilize the new Veterinarian’s Toolkit. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (USDA-APHIS)Veterinarian’s Toolkit is an online resource developed by veterinarians for veterinarians. It provides a myriad of information including a detailed guide to how NAIS works and resources to help communicate its importance and benefits to producers. “The AVMA fully supports a national livestock identification system. This toolkit will help ensure that both
Texas Animal Health Commission Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719 Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, orceverett@tahc.state.tx.us Hurricane Ike– September 19, 2008 The TAHC’s Area Command continues operations in the TAHC headquarters in Austin, with on-site representatives from the USDA’s Veterinary Services, Animal Care, and National Resources Conservation Services; the Texas Department of Agriculture, and TXSART.  The TAHC also is represented at the State Operations Center and is in close contact with livestock industry representatives. The Area Command
The national Equine Working Group has a new information booklet available on the American Horse Council web site. The booklet provides valuable information from the working group and may aid in answering questions about equine animals and National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Voluntary premises registration continues in Texas, and as of May 3, 12,320 premises have been registered. As of April 27, the USDA reports more than 252,000 premises nationally have been registered. To learn more about premises registration, you can go to the National Animal Identification System web site or the Texas Animal Health Commission web
Ironically, this spring Beaumont’s Ford Center was the host site of Texas’ Hurricane Conference for emergency management professionals and local officials. Four months later, the Center, surrounded by the destruction wrought by Hurricane Rita, is one of two staging centers for animals rescued from the wreckage. Although animal health officials estimate that more than 30,000 Texas pets and livestock were evacuated prior to the storm’s strike, many more were left behind, and their owners are unable to retrieve or house them immediately.
News Release Texas Animal Health Commission Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719 Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@tahc.state.tx.us For immediate release— Premises Identification Program Ready; Field Trial for Animal Identification Also Launched Ranchers and other livestock facility owners from every facet of the Texas livestock and poultry industry can now sign up for a unique “premises identification number”, for their livestock facilities. The premises identification number will identify the location of livestock operations in the state. It
Animal health officials say that the Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) outbreak in Texas appears to be winding down as of mid-August, but more than 150 infected animals have been detected in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado and more cases may be seen before the outbreak is over. VS is a viral disease that appears every few years. Infected livestock, such as horses, cattle, goats, deer, swine or other susceptible animals, develop blisters, ulcers, or sloughing of the skin in and around the mouth, teats or hooves.
As of August 10, laboratory results have confirmed that anthrax infection killed three animals — a cow, kudu and a whitetail deer — on three premises in Uvalde and Val Verde Counties in Southwest Texas. Anthrax, caused by the spore-forming Bacillus anthracis bacteria, can remain dormant in soil for years, but may become vegetative after periods of wet, cool weather, followed by weeks of hot and dry conditions. Animals become infected when they ingest the invisible bacteria as they graze.
Cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS) continue to be detected in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, but the disease appears to be occurring at lower levels than in previous years’ outbreaks. As of July 22, nine premises in Texas and 11 in New Mexico are under quarantine, due to VS infection. In Colorado, 10 horses and three head of cattle are quarantined on premises in four counties. The viral infection, thought to be spread by sand flies or black flies, can cause horses, cattle and other livestock to develop blister-like lesions that can take several weeks to heal.