Outbreak Alerts: November 15, 2022 Potomac Horse Fever in Clark County, WA

Potomac Horse Fever

Confirmed Case(s) – No Quarantine Source: State vet office Number Confirmed: 1Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private FacilityComments: A horse in Clark County has tested positive for Potomac Horse Fever. For more information go to: Potomac Horse Fever factsheet.  PressNews from the horse industry. Sharing today’s information as it happens. The Northwest Horse Source is not …

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Weekend Wellness: The Role of the Hind Gut in Laminitis

The Role of the Hind Gut in Laminitis
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A lot of attention has been directed to bacterial endotoxins, MMP enzyme activators, and fructan or starch fermentation as factors in laminitis, but how much are they really involved? With laminitis, it is usually hormones, not the hind gut. In the “horse broke into the feed bin” scenario, too much …

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