Equine Health

Health Certificate Endorsement Notice

October 01, 2015

A notice to members that the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has recently made a change to its endorsement of health certificates at border ports.

Spread The Word, Not Germs

August 19, 2015

Equine Guelph, in partnership with the Ontario horse racing industry, has launched a targeted, racing-specific biosecurity training program for all levels of the racing industry - from key stakeholder...

Sudbury Horse Contracts West Nile Virus

August 13, 2015

Officials with Sudbury & District Health Unit have announced that a horse in the city of Greater Sudbury has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNv).

Input Sought On Biosecurity Standards

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in collaboration with Equine Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and other partner organizations, is working to develop a farm and facility-leve...

Nutrition Right From The Start

"Increasing the plane of nutrition should start at conception rather than waiting for the last trimester."

Equine Herpes Positive In PA Horse

Officials with the Maryland Department of Agriculture have announced that a horse from Pennsylvania that was in a Maryland on March 15 has tested positive for the equine herpes virus.

Equine Herpes Claims Michigan Horse

It has been reported that a horse in Michigan had to be euthanized this past weekend after it was determined that it was infected with equine herpes (EHV-1).

Equine Herpes Warning For Ontario

February 27, 2015

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has been notified of a confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), caused by equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1), in Ontar...

Two Equine Herpes Cases In MN

February 19, 2015

It has been reported that horsepeople in the state of Minnesota should be on the lookout for signs of equine herpes within their stock, as two cases have been confirmed.

Commission To Meet With Vets

February 10, 2015

Officials from the Ontario Racing Commission have announced that in the interest of ongoing dialogue with the veterinarian community, the ORC will be meeting with its licensed veterinarians Wednesday ...

Is Your Horse's Heart Healthy?

October 27, 2014

Arterial calcification sounds like something heard in a visit to the doctor, but new research finds that horses -- especially racehorses -- also need to keep an eye on this problem that affects the he...

Strangles Reported In P.E.I.

August 01, 2014

Officials with Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission have announced that there have been two confirmed cases of Strangles in yearlings at a farm in western P.E.I.