http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/Veterinary+Equine/Article/list/46731 The latest equine news, tips for managing an equine veterinary practice, and medical updates especially for equine veterinarians. 2009-11-22T00:56:54Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Veterinary+Equine/Hormonal-breeding-management-of-the-mare-Hormonal-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591597?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Rates of ovarian quiescence in foaling mares or reports of ovarian failure are low. In foaling mares, lactational anestrus may be behavioral, related to fescue endophyte toxicosis or physiologic factors. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetmed/142009/591597null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Veterinary+Equine/Hormonal-breeding-management-of-the-mare-Hormonal-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591598?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Hormonal therapy is often used in performance mares to prevent estrous behavior. A wide variety of options are currently available, including hormonal, nonhormonal, and immunologic methods to modulate estrous behavior in mares. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetmed/142009/591598null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Coughing-Wheezing-You-work-in-a-barn-says-vet-scho/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643174?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 North Grafton, Mass. -- Results of a survey out of Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine has uncovered some dirt about barn workers: namely, that organic and inorganic dust in the barn may be leading to respiratory problems in the more than 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/472009/643174null HTML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+team/Keep-veterinary-clients-coming-back/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643104?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Watch Dr. Kramer explain his top tip for client retention. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/firstline/472009/643104/veterinary_heart_1209_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/How-to-deal-with-generational-and-gender-differenc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642808?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Dr. Christine Merle says there's lots to gain by embracing differences. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/472009/642808null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/Dr-Robert-Miller-offers-tips-on-handling-horses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642809?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Legendary practitioner shares wisdom from six decades of practice. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/472009/642809null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/3-strategies-for-managing-accounts-receivable-in-e/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642804?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Dr. James Guenther offers tips during the 2009 AAEP conference. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/472009/642804null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/How-current-business-trends-are-changing-equine-me/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642810?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Overview session during AAEP conference to examine the role of technology in practice. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/472009/642810null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/Equine-doctor-makes-a-difference-without-leaving-h/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642807?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Dr. Richard Markell donates time to therapeutic riding program. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/472009/642807null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/Keynote-speaker-urges-equine-veterinarians-to-enjo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642802?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Noted entertainer Steve Gilliland to address AAEP attendees at annual conference in Las Vegas. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/472009/642802null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Horse-organizations-endorse-new-equine-welfare-cod/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641638?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 National Report -- Six major equine organizations have endorsed a new equine welfare code, according to the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). 2009-11-15T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/462009/641638null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Complete-horse-genome-sequence-unveiled/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640079?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 The genetic sequence of the domestic horse has been completed. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/452009/640079/veterinary_genome_dna_EQ_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Kentucky-lifts-ban-on-horses-from-Indiana-race-fac/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638104?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Anderson, Ind. -- Kentucky Department of Agriculture officials lifted a ban that prevented horses from Indiana?s Hoosier Park from entering Kentucky racetrack barn areas and training facilities. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/442009/638104null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Medical-records-at-the-track/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638787?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Should racehorse owners, trainers and veterinarians have to produce horses' medical records on demand? 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/452009/638787/veterinary_racing_f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/QampA-Giving-bad-employee-references/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638176?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Tips to keep you and your practice out of trouble when giving job references. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/442009/638176null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/ClinQuiz-Equine-parasites/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642420?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Test your knowledge of equine parasites with this quiz. If you're stumped, don't fret: The answers, with complete explanations, are provided. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/472009/642420null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/EPM-The-devil-is-in-the-diagnosis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638789?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) has been a prominent neurological disease of horses for nearly 15 years. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/452009/638789null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/AAEP-to-host-12th-resort-symposium-in-Costa-Rica/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638101?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- Lectures on equine lameness, neurologic disease and performance examinations will be offered in a tropical setting during the American Association of Equine Practitioners' (AAEP) 12th annual Resort Symposium Jan. 24-26 in Costa Rica. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/442009/638101null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/The-geriatric-horse-special-considerations-for-the/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638778?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Subclinical valvular heart disease is relatively common in middle-aged to older horses and is caused primarily by thickening of the valves from myxomatous degeneration. Aortic and mitral valve insufficience are discussed. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/452009/638778null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Racehorse-health-is-AAEPs-Ask-the-Vet-topic-for-No/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638088?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- Veterinarians who specialize in the care of racehorses will answer questions on that topic during November as part of the American Association of Equine Practitioners' (AAEP) "Ask the Vet" online discussion. 2009-10-31T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/442009/638088null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Economy-hurts-horse-racing-in-Kentucky/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637731?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- The down economy already has increased the number of unwanted horses around the country. Now it's hitting Thoroughbreds where it hurts -- at race venues. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/442009/637731null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Video-You-wont-let-my-pet-die-will-you/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636655?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Tips on talking to clients when they ask a tough question before a procedure from Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board member Dr. Jim Kramer, CVPM. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/442009/636655null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Four-horses-die-on-opening-day-at-UK-racecourse/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636025?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Wetherby, England -- The British Horseracing Authority is investigating Wetherby Racecourse after four horses died on the opening day of jumps season. 2009-10-25T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/432009/636025null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Laminitis-should-be-top-research-concern-say-AAEP-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636027?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 New survey highlights veterinarians' top concerns. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/432009/636027/veterinary_AAEP_EQ_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Calif-outlaws-tail-docking-of-cattle-horses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636020?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Sacramento, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill making cattle and horse tail docking illegal in California. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/432009/636020null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Business360-Podcast-No-1-Regrets-and-mistakes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635690?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Three short tips on what NOT to do in client medical records, practice building, and Web site creation. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/432009/635690null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Florida-DVM-is-AAEPs-2010-vice-president/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633831?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Dr. John Mitchell will be installed at the group's 55th annual convention Dec. 5-9 in Las Vegas. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/422009/633831/veterinary_Mitchell_f_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/NY-proposal-on-racehorse-medical-records-draws-fir/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633454?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 New York -- A proposed rule aimed at strengthening racehorse medication and drug standards in the state of New York is drawing protests from veterinarians, major racing and horse-owner organizations and prompted the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) to weigh in with its own objections and to suggest alternatives. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/422009/633454null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/LSU-lands-racehorse-testing-contract-extension/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633165?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Baton Rouge -- The Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine?s Equine Medication Surveillance Laboratory (EMSL) will be conducting drug tests for all Louisiana racehorses for another three years. 2009-10-10T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/412009/633165null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Wild-horse-preserves-could-spur-adoptions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633161?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 A proposal to create new wild-horse preserves may raise public awareness and perhaps stir more interest in adoptions. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/412009/633161/DVM_veterinarynews_horse_euth_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Fun+center%2Farticles/Cartoons-from-Dr-RM-Miller/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632755?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Take time for a chuckle with these cartoons from the ultimate veterinary insider. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetmed/412009/632755/Miller_100_thumbnail.jpg http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetmed/412009/632755null REMOTE http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Independent-monitor-to-examine-report-on-Thoroughb/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/631519?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Washington -- The National Thoroughbred Racing Association's (NTRA) Safety and Integrity Alliance has accredited 12 racetracks and established several uniform safety and integrity measures during its first year of operation, and now an independent monitor will examine its work and issue a report on its effectiveness. 2009-10-05T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/412009/631519null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Purina-to-donate-horse-feed-to-Extreme-Makeover-fa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/631209?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 St. Louis -- Purina is giving free horse feed to a family in Missouri who take care of six children and six rescue horses, as well as a family in Texas who volunteer with a therapy riding program. Both families are in upcoming episodes of the ABC television show ?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.? 2009-10-03T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/402009/631209null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/More-than-7000-unwanted-horses-to-receive-donated-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/631212?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Roseland, N.J. -- Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is donating 7,250 doses of EquiRab rabies vaccine to 150 equine rescue and retirement facilities nationwide, through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) in honor of the recent World Rabies Day. 2009-10-02T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/402009/631212null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Racetrack-horse-deaths-down-only-slightly-despite-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632536?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 No one is exactly sure why, but the number of horse deaths at the nation's racetracks declined very little in 2008, despite ongoing industrywide efforts to raise health and safety standards. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/412009/632536null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/7-traits-of-flying-solo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/630087?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Essential characteristics for associates hoping to get their own practice off the ground. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/402009/630087/veterinary_fly_solo_f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Reported-EEE-cases-up-WNV-sharply-down-so-far-in-2/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632540?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Reported cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) during the first eight months of 2009 already have surpassed last year's total in the United States, while West Nile virus (WNV) cases are sharply down from 2008, according to the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The report was last updated Sept. 9. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/412009/632540null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Periodontal-disease-in-the-horse/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632539?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Up to 34 percent of horses of all ages experience some level of periodontal disease, but up to 60 percent of horses 13 years of age or older suffer from severe periodontal disease. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/412009/632539null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Del-Mar-racetrack-is-11th-to-win-accreditation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/630454?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is the 11th racing facility to win accreditation by a national safety organization. 2009-09-30T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/402009/630454/veterinary_EQ_racing_f_main.jpg 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http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/382009/627777null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/59-horses-quarantined-at-Indiana-racetrack/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/626719?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Anderson, Ind. -- A suspected contagious infection in two Thoroughbred racehorses resulted in the quarantine of those two and 57 other horses at Anderson's Hoosier Park racetrack north of Indianapolis. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/382009/626719null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/EEE-cases-up-WNV-sharply-down-so-far-in-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625927?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) cases during the first eight months of 2009 already have surpassed last year's total in the United States. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/372009/625927/DVM_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Tufts-new-equine-isolation-ward-triples-patient-ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625676?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 North Grafton, Mass. -- A new six-stall equine isolation ward at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University triples the capacity for patients at the infectious-disease unit. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/372009/625676null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/New-safety-rules-are-barely-saving-lives/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624781?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Horse deaths at racetracks declined only slightly in 2008, despite efforts to raise standards. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/372009/624781/horse_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Australian-veterinarian-dies-after-infection-from-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/623734?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 An equine practitioner from Queensland, Australia, has died after contracting the Hendra virus from a horse. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/362009/623734null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/163-million-could-be-raised-for-unwanted-horses-su/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622208?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 If horse owners and groups allied to them were to contribute money, as many who took part in a recent online survey indicated they were willing to do, they could make a substantial impact toward solving the nation's problem of unwanted and neglected horses. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/352009/622208null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Sharpen-up-your-team-with-employee-upscaling/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622442?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 How to replace underachieving team members with overachievers. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/362009/622442/veterinary_pencils_360_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Treating-wounds-of-the-equine-distal-limbs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622203?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Wounds of the lower limbs of the horse can be challenging to treat successfully, especially those that may involve tendons, ligaments and synovial (joint) spaces. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/352009/622203null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Manage-for-profitmdasheven-in-a-recession/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622440?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Tips to increase veterinary practices' bottom line during a recession—or any time. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/362009/622440/veterinary_salzsieder_f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Unwanted-Horse-Coalition-names-new-director/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622982?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Washington, D.C. -- Ericka Caslin is the new director of the Unwanted Horse Coalition. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/362009/622982null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Washington-state-leads-in-equine-West-Nile-virus-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621446?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 National Report -- Of 35 equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV) reported nationwide so far this season, 20 are in Washington state. 2009-08-25T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/352009/621446null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Horses-are-watching-your-every-move-researchers-sa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620843?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Brighton, United Kingdom -- Horses are closely watching your body language to see if they?ve got your attention, according to research by Leanne Proops and Karen McComb at the University of Sussex. 2009-08-23T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620843null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Australian-veterinarian-in-coma-after-contracting-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620850?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Brisbane, Australia -- An equine practitioner from Queensland, Australia, is in a medically induced coma after contracting the potentially fatal Hendra virus from a horse, according to the Australian Horse Industry Council (AHIC). 2009-08-22T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620850null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/140-cases-of-EEE-with-Florida-in-lead/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620854?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Seventeen states have reported 140 cases of Eastern equine encephalitis so far this season. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620854/veterinary_equine_dvm_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Mine-That-Bird-doing-well-after-minor-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620383?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Elmont, N.Y. -- Surgery to repair Mine That Bird's entrapped epiglottis "went perfectly" Tuesday, according to Leonard Blach, DVM, co-owner of the horse that won this year's Kentucky Derby. 2009-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620383null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Couple-establish-new-equine-residency-at-Michigan-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620379?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 East Lansing, Mich. -- There's a new equine medicine residency at Michigan State University (MSU), thanks to an endowment from an alumni couple. 2009-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/620379/EquineScholarship_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Derby-winner-to-have-minor-throat-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/619539?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Elmont, N.Y. -- Mine That Bird, the 3-year-old gelding that won this year's Kentucky Derby, will undergo minor surgery Tuesday morning for an entrapped epiglottis. 2009-08-17T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/342009/619539null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Flash-flood-hits-Churchill-Downs-horses-evacuated/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616874?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Louisville, Ky. -- Flash flooding from a record six inches of rain in one hour flooded parts of Churchill Downs racetrack yesterday, forcing the evacuation of 30 to 35 Thoroughbred racehorses. 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/616874null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Veterinary-care-of-carriage-horses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616835?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 You are on a well-deserved vacation with your family. You thought you were taking a break from horses, but you look around anyway. There it is — a draft horse slowly pulling a loaded wagon full of tourists. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/616835null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Practice-owners-cut-back-on-raises-during-this-rec/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615552?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Many team members aren't getting raises this year. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/312009/615552/veterinary_raises_809f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/CSU-veterinary-researchers-examine-new-techniques-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616649?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Back problems are a common cause of poor performance in all horses — especially competitive horses, whose jumping ability may be diminished. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/616649null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/The-clinical-application-of-equine-acupuncture/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/628246?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 The addition of acupuncture to integrative treatment protocols for a variety of equine conditions offers an adjunctive approach based on a historical model of experience-based clinical findings and therapies. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetmed/392009/628246null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Hiring-a-practice-manager-is-profitable/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615561?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Find out how many practices have practice managers and how much those practices earn. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/312009/615561/veterinary_manager_809_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/RMTC-OKs-initiatives-on-racehorse-drug-testing/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616663?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 In another step toward reform of the Thoroughbred racing industry, the RMTC approved new national standards for drug testing. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/616663/DVM_veterinarynews_RMTC_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Veterinary+Equine/Update-on-recent-advances-in-equine-abdominal-surg/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/628668?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 In recent years important advancements in colic surgery have led to improved prediction of survival rates, better survival rates, and decreased complication rates. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetmed/392009/628668null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Recession-to-blame-for-unwanted-horse-problem/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616653?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 The economy is the No. 1 reason for a dramatic increase in the number of unwanted horses. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/616653/DVM_veterinarynews_horse_economy_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Veterinary-group-to-update-all-its-Web-sites/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615702?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 New sites will feature blogging by doctors and news and tips updated monthly. 2009-07-31T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/312009/615702null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/Coming-attractions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/614904?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 A new list shows upcoming events in equine practice. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/312009/614904/veterinary_calendar_EQ_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Educational-material-available-on-equine-herpesvir/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/614022?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Washington -- A summary of the latest research on equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), based on interviews with 18 veterinarians or state equine program managers who dealt with outbreaks in recent years, is available through the USDA?s Animal and Plant Health Inspections Services' (APHIS) Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH). 2009-07-27T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/312009/614022null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Animal+welfare/Horse-friendly-legislation-signed-in-Arizona/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613612?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Phoenix -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation banning the practice of horse tripping and creating a registry of equine rescue facilities and a public list of those facilities. 2009-07-24T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613612null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Communicating-with-team-members-about-not-giving-r/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612296?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 It's a tough conversation, but silence is not an option. 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/302009/612296null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/New-way-to-diagnose-overtraining-syndrome/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612123?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Finding may offer improved treatment for human stress-related syndromes, such as burnout. 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/292009/612123/horsepic_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Video-Beat-workplace-bickering/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612412?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 When team members start backstabbing each other or yelling in the hallways, it's time to take charge. Sheila Grosdidier, RVT, a partner with VMC inc. in Evergreen, Colo., tells you how. Hint: Make THEM work it out. 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/302009/612412null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Manager-continues-to-save-practice-owner-time-and-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612276?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 This veterinarian hired her manager 15 years ago and never looked back. 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/302009/612276null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Tips-for-women-on-work-life-balance/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/611456?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 You can't do it all. But a speaker at this year's AVMA conference has seven steps to help you do what's most important. 2009-07-15T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/292009/611456/veterinary_lifebalancef_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/National-lab-standards-set-for-racehorse-drug-test/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610022?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors approved new national laboratory standards for racehorse drug testing and created an accreditation program for laboratories, along with an independent Equine Quality Assurance Program to provide third-party examination of testing labs. 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/282009/610022null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Video-How-to-get-comfortable-with-delegation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609693?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Don't be a micromanager. Learn to delegate and inspect the results the right way with Mark Opperman, CVPM. 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/282009/609693null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Motivation-Only-as-good-as-managers-plans/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608862?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Study finds that motivational techniques only work when they come with clear goals and urgency to change. 2009-07-06T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/282009/608862/Veterinary_Motivation_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/33-equine-veterinary-students-win-scholarships/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608639?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Lexington, Ky. -- Scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 were awarded through the Winner's Circle Scholarship Program during June to 33 students who study equine veterinary medicine in 28 states, four Canadian provinces and at one school in the West Indies. 2009-07-05T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/272009/608639null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/AAEP-offers-3-day-CE-program-on-ophthalmology/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608637?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Raleigh, N.C. -- The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is adding a second "Focus" continuing-education session this year, offering two days of lectures and a day of laboratories on equine ophthalmology in October. 2009-07-04T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/272009/608637null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Changes-coming-to-imported-horse-quarantine-facili/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608636?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Washington -- Starting Aug. 3, imported horses can be quarantined in permanent, privately owned facilities. 2009-07-03T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/272009/608636null HTML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/A-novel-approach-to-the-treatment-and-prevention-o/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/628242?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Terminology describing laminitis varies within the veterinary literature. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetmed/392009/628242null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Veterinary+Equine/Preliminary-investigations-of-horses-iEquus-caball/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/628669?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 From the time when horses were first tamed as a source of milk and meat 5000 years ago to modern day when horses have become companions used for pleasure and sport, a variety of methods designed to control the horse have existed. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetmed/392009/628669null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/Hire-help-to-speed-up-your-invoicing/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608936?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Don't horse around with invoicing. Hire a bookkeeper to help. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/282009/608936/veterinary_eq_ptips_709f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Equine+news/New-Ruffian-Equine-Medical-Center-serves-Long-Isla/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613814?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Elmont, N.Y. — Ruffian was considered by many to be the finest Thoroughbred filly in racing history. It is on the site of her burial that the Ruffian Equine Medical Center opened this year. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613814null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Montana-approval-of-horse-processing-plants-may-si/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613821?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 National Report — The nation's last three horse-slaughter plants have been shuttered since 2007, but new ones may start to open around the country in coming months. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613821null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Survey-asks-for-unwanted-horse-solutions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613829?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Washington — Reopening of U.S. processing plants is among the four most popular solutions suggested for dealing with increasing numbers of unwanted horses, according to a new survey. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613829null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Equine+news/Win-place-and-show/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613816?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Elmont, N.Y. — At least the victory stayed in the family. Mine that Bird, this year's Kentucky Derby winner, finished third in this year's $1 million Belmont Stakes. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613816null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/The-amorphous-buy-in-offer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613923?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 One of the more stressful times in a veterinarian's employment relationship is contract-signing or contract-renewal time. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/312009/613923null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/QampA-Scope-out-hidden-equipment-costs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608931?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 I'm buying dental equipment. What additional costs do I need to be aware of? 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/282009/608931/veterinary_dental_pmqa_709f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Using-serum-biomarkers-to-detect-early-change-in-j/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613828?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Osteoarthritis is a common problem for the athletic horse and has been estimated to cause 60 percent of lameness cases in the athletic horse. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/302009/613828null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Write-the-great-American-loan-proposal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608935?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Every veterinarian wants to write it. Here's a guide to teach you what it takes to pen a brilliant loan proposal. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/282009/608935/veterinary_loan_709f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/CEM-probe-passes-6-month-mark/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608231?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 National Report -- Investigators continue to look for the source of an outbreak that has spread to 48 states. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/272009/608231/DVM_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Furosemide-decreases-bleeding-in-racehorses-study-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607234?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Furosemide decreases bleeding in racehorses, according to a new study released from the University of Pretoria, Colorado State University (CSU) and the University of Melbourne. 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/272009/607234/DVM_veterinarynews_OlympicEquine_flash.l_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Environmental-contaminants-might-affect-racetrack-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/606877?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Baton Rouge, La. -- Environmental contaminants at racetracks could possibly skew the results of drug tests in racehorses, according to a researcher at Louisiana State University's School of Veterinary Medicine. 2009-06-27T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/262009/606877null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/VS-infection-found-in-horse-in-south-Texas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/605888?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Austin, Texas -- What is reported to be the nation's first case of vesicular stomatitis (VS) for 2009 was detected in a horse in Starr County, one of Texas' southernmost counties. 2009-06-23T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/262009/605888null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Survey-says-processing-plants-a-solution/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/605107?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Horse owners open to reopening of U.S. processing plants, according to survey. 2009-06-19T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/252009/605107/DVM_veterinarynews_u_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Video-Coping-with-husband-and-wife-team-drama/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/604798?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 If you're undermined by managers' or owners' spouses on the job, speak up. Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board member Shawn McVey, MSW, tells you how to cope with troublesome husband-and-wife teams. 2009-06-18T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/vetec/252009/604798/veterinary_McVey_video_360_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/OSU-offers-new-equine-CE/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/603753?contextCategoryId=46731&ref=25 Three new courses are available on The Ohio State University's Web site. 2009-06-15T04:00:00Z http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/data/articlestandard/dvm/252009/603753/DVM_veterinarynews_O_flash.jpg HTML