Equine Health

PA Track Under Herpesvirus Quarantine

November 13, 2013

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today issued a strict quarantine order after a horse stabled at one of the state's tracks tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus, Type 1.

EG's Free Colic Risk Assessment

After declaring 2013 the 'Year of Colic Prevention,' Equine Guelph has announced the release of its latest online health care tool, the Colic Risk Rater. The free, customized tool is designed for the ...

Equine Code Of Practice Released

Equine Canada (EC) and the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) today announced the release of the new Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines.

ORC Lifts Woodbine Barn 1 Restrictions

On Wednesday, June 26, the Ontario Racing Commission released a Notice to the Industry on behalf of Dr. Adam Chambers stating that all restrictions that had been placed on Barn 1 at Woodbine Racetrack...

ORC Update On EHV-1 Quarantine

On Wednesday, June 19, the Ontario Racing Commission issued an update regarding the backstretch barn quarantine at Woodbine Racetrack relating to the recent EHV-1 situation.

Alberta Downs Notice To Horsemen

Alberta Downs has issued a notice to all Alberta horsemen regarding biosecurity precautionary measures being taken at the Lacombe track due to recent Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) cases in Ontario.

Update On Woodbine EHV-1 Cases

Ontario Racing Commission's Manager of Veterinary Services, Dr. Adam Chambers, has confirmed that for all horses stabled in Barn 3 at Woodbine Racetrack, negative results have been returned for PCR (p...

Confirmed Reports Of EHV-1 At Woodbine

The Ontario Racing Commission has released a Notice to the Industry stating that restrictions have been put in place at Woodbine Racetrack, where Barn 1 has been quarantined after a two-year-old thoro...

Woodbine's Barn 1 Quarantined

It has been reported that the Woodbine Entertainment Group has been forced to quarantine Barn 1 at Woodbine Racetrack.

EHV-1 Restrictions Lifted June 4

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has announced that there have been no reports of any further clinical cases in horses stabled in the Lower Barn of the Campbellville Training Centre.

QJC Lifts EHV-1 Restrictions

The Quebec Jockey Club has announced that restrictions on horses under quarantine as a preventative measure for Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) in Quebec have been lifted.

MPHRC Update On EHV-1

The Maritimes Provinces Harness Racing Commission has announced a set of conditions which will allow horses that were previously stabled at the Campbellville Training Centre and Les Cedres to race in ...