Nitrates in water supply
High nitrate concentrations in water can harm livestock and domestic animals. Horses and ruminants like cattle, sheep, and goats are most susceptible to nitrates. Bacteria in their digestive systems...
View ArticleEquine Encephalitis Virus and West Nile virus
Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis (EEE & WEE) and West Nile virus are endemic diseases in the United States. Birds serve as the primary hosts for these diseases. These viruses are transmitted...
View ArticleContagious Equine Metritis
Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) is a venereal disease of horses caused by a bacterium called Taylorella equigenitalis. CEM may be spread through natural breeding, artificial insemination, and...
View ArticleEquine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy
Equine herpesvirus (EHV) is a contagious virus that can cause four clinical presentations including: neurological disease, respiratory disease, neonatal death and abortion. Equine herpesvirus...
View ArticleEquine Infectious Anemia
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is a viral disease of horses most frequently transmitted by large biting flies between horses in close proximity. There is no vaccine or treatment for EIA. Once a horse...
View ArticleVesicular Stomatitis
Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) causes sores on the mouths or hooves of infected animals. Horses are one of the most severely affected species, although cattle, swine and donkeys can also be...
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