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AgriLife Extension offers education for horse breeding industry

AgriLife Extension

Featured Photo Caption: Chelsie Huseman, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horse specialist, and Krissy Schroeder, equine facility manager and breeding manager at Texas A&M, demonstrate the artificial insemination of a mare during the 2021 Equine Reproductive Management Short Course. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie) Online programs help ensure … Read More

Outbreak Alert: October 21, 2022 – Equine Infectious Anemia in Yakima County, WA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Source: WSDA Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Number Confirmed: 2 Number Exposed: 5 Facility Type: Private Facility Age: 7 Gender: Gelding Breed: Quarter Horse (QH) Age: 8 Gender: Gelding Breed: Quarter Horse (QH) Comments: On October 19th, two racing Quarter Horse geldings, a 7-year-old, and an 8-year-old, were confirmed positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). The two geldings reside at … Read More

CORBAN UNIVERSITY’S INAUGURAL AGRICULTURE SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM COMMENCES WITH FULL CLASS

agriculture science

Immersive, faith-based approach gives students a diverse advantage SALEM, OR, October 17, 2022 – Corban University, a highly respected, private Christian university in the heart of Oregon’s farmland, is thrilled to begin its inaugural agriculture science degree program with a full class of 16 talented, diverse students from across the Pacific Northwest and … Read More

New assay improves diagnostic detection of strangles in horses

Strangles

New primers developed for highly contagious horse disease Research initiated at the Equine Infectious Disease Laboratory, EIDL, at Texas A&M University to explore the genomic components of strangles has now led to an improved assay at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL. Strangles is a highly contagious disease that affects … Read More

Morris Animal Foundation Funds Next Generation of Scientists Through its Veterinary Student Scholar Program

Morris Animal Foundation

DENVER/September 21, 2022 – Continuing its commitment to funding the next generation of veterinary researchers, Morris Animal Foundation awarded $107,490 in grants through its Veterinary Student Scholar program for 2022, funding 22 student research projects around the world. The Veterinary Student Scholar program, which began in 2005, gives students the opportunity to develop research projects, … Read More

Biggest US holding pen planned for wild horses faces suit

Wild horse advocates in Reno, NV are accusing U.S. land managers of violating environmental and animal protection laws From the Associated Press The Associated Press reports advocates for wild horses are accusing federal land managers of illegally approving plans for the largest U.S. holding facility for thousands of mustangs captured … Read More

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