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The University College Dublin (UCD) School of Veterinary Medicine has marked 20 years since its move to UCD’s Belfield campus.

Leading equine researchers Drs Barry Ball, Craig Carter, David Horohov and Peter Timoney are retiring from the University of Kentucky’s Department of Veterinary Science.

Six outbreaks of CEM, an internationally reportable disease, have occurred in the United States in the past 15 years.

Horsetalk.co.nz Horse owners urged to vaccinate to reduce toll of West Nile virus Greater efforts are needed to encourage Kentucky’s horse owners to vaccinate against West Nile virus if continued losses from the infection are to be reduced or even eliminated, Professor Peter Timoney says. Until 1999, West Nile virus was unknown in the Western Hemisphere, much less the United States. In August of that year, the virus was identified in New York City and caused the deaths of seven perso...

It is not surprising that equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) is so well adapted to infect horses. Professor Peter Timoney, with the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center at the University of Kentucky, says EHV-1 is believed to have co-evolved with horses over millions of years. This co-evolutionary relationship resulted in the development of a life-long carrier state in a high percentage of infected horses. This involves viral latency (silent infection) of various sites (the trigeminal ganglia in t...

A horse suffering from epizootic lymphangitis. © AAEP Should the contagious disease epizootic lymphangitis make its way into the US, it would be “virtually impossible to eliminate”, a leading equine infectious disease expert says. Epizootic lymphangitis is common in parts of Africa, the Middle East, Russia and Asia, where it causes chronic weight loss and progressive debility in affected animals. It is a contagious, chronic granulomatous disease of the skin, lymphatic vessels and nodes of...

American Horse Council's five-day conference to cover an array of issues relevant to the equestrian world.

AAEP Publishes Epizootic Lymphangitis Guidelines Sponsored by: The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has published on its website comprehensive guidelines to assist practitioners and regulatory agencies with identification, diagnosis and control of epizootic lymphangitis, a contagious, chronic granulomatous disease of the skin, lymphatic vessels and nodes of the limbs, neck and chest of horses and other equid species. Although epizootic lymphangitis is not known to o...

ADVERTISEMENT The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has published on its website comprehensive guidelines to assist practitioners and regulatory agencies with identification, diagnosis, and control of epizootic lymphangitis, epizootic lymphangitis a contagious chronic granulomatous disease of the skin, lymphatic vessels, and nodes of the limbs, neck, and chest of horses and other equid species. Although epizootic lymphangitis is not known to occur in horses in the United State...