Category: Industry News

RMTC Makes Recommendations on Bisphosphonates, NSAIDs

At its Aug. 19 meeting at Del Mar in Del Mar, Calif., the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium board approved a model rule for the regulation...

August 26, 2019

Nominations due for The Right Horse First Annual Year-end Awards

It takes a village to transform horses from an at-risk equine to the Right Horse. At The Right Horse Initiative, we know it involves...

July 22, 2019

Zoetis Announces the Acquisition of Platinum Performance

PARSIPPANY, N.J. and BUELLTON, CALIF. – July 22, 2019 – Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire...

July 22, 2019

AAEP updates internal parasite guidelines

While the fundamental principles have not changed, the guidelines have been updated to reflect recent research findings and best practices. The recommendations for equine...

June 10, 2019

How Firocoxib Could Help Colic Surgery Patients

Researchers found that firocoxib and flunixin meglumine provided similar levels of pain control after colic surgery, but firocoxib resulted in reduced evidence of endotoxemia...

March 19, 2019

National Equine Health Plan: A resource for equine practitioners

American Horse Council, AAEP, USDA pledge to keep U.S. horse herd healthy in case of a disease outbreak. By Ed Kane, PhD DVM360 MAGAZINE Nearly...

March 1, 2019

The United Horse Coalition

The United Horse Coalition (formerly known as The Unwanted Horse Coalition) is a broad alliance of equine organizations that have joined together under the American...

February 2, 2019

UC Davis Center for Equine Health Winter Newsletter

PET Imaging at UC Davis Continues Success Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning technology has now been in place at the UC Davis veterinary hospital...

February 1, 2019

Miami Animal Import Center Closed To New Arrivals Due To Illness Outbreak

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency (APHIS) has reported that the Miami Animal Import Center will be temporarily closed to new arrivals...

January 20, 2019

FDA Concerned About Dewormer Resistance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling on manufacturers of animal dewormers to voluntarily modify their product labels. According to an FDA-issued press...

January 13, 2019