Penn State Horse Newsletter
Newsletter for horse owners and horse specialists published by the Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Edited by Extension Horse Specialist Dr. Ann Swinker, the Penn State Horse Newsletter publishes articles on the many facets of horse health, management, Penn State equine events related to the horse industry in Pennsylvania.
- Making sure pastures are not overgrazed will help avoid laminitis. Forage species store sugars when they are under stress. By: University of Minnesota Extension
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just notified New Mexico that a horse in De Baca County has been confirmed as positive for the New Jersey strain of vesicular stomatitis. The premise has been under quarantine in which no other horses have been exhibiting signs.
- The disease causes encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, in both horses and humans. Humans and horses contract the disease from a mosquito that has bitten an infected bird.
- Ag Progress Days 2009 (Rock Springs, Pennsylvania, from Aug 18, 2009 09:00 AM to Aug 20, 2009 04:00 PM)
- Ag Progress Days (APD), Pennsylvania's largest outdoor agricultural exposition, will return for its annual three-day run, Aug. 18-20. Sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, the event is held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on Pa. Route 45.
- Sourse for this article: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE, May 8, 2009
- PA State 4-H Horse Show - 50th Anniversary (Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, from Oct 23, 2009 08:00 AM to Oct 25, 2009 03:35 PM)
- PA State 4-H Competitive Trail Ride ( from Sep 25, 2009 01:00 PM to Sep 26, 2009 05:30 PM)
- 4-H Equine Skillathon (Rocks Springs, PA, from Aug 20, 2009 08:00 AM to Aug 20, 2009 03:25 PM)
- 4-H Regional Horse Production Shows (various locations across the state, from Aug 03, 2009 08:00 AM to Aug 07, 2009 03:25 PM)
- State 4-H Achievement Days Horse Contests (University Park, PA, from Jul 29, 2009 08:00 AM to Jul 29, 2009 04:00 PM)
- PA Regional 4-H Horse Driving Clinics (various locations across the state, from Jun 09, 2009 05:00 PM to Jun 24, 2009 09:00 PM)
- May 14: Harrisburg, PA.
- The forum will focus on the many welfare and safety initiatives that various segments of the horse industry have in place or are instituting.
- Selenium is essential for cell function but large doses are toxic. The source of the selenium is still under investigation.
- Source: Volusia County Health Department Press Release
- Prevention is critical to assure that your horse stays healthy.
- The states currently honoring the Florida Equine Passport Card are: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Not Pennsylvania.
- Now is the time to vaccinate horses against Potomac horse fever. Article source: Merial Company - is a animal health company, providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the health, well-being and performance of horses.
- Source: Equine Disease Quarterly- Influenza is one of the most contagious diseases of horses.
- Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) is a sexually transmitted disease among horses caused by a bacteria Taylorella equigenitalis.
