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Equine Piroplasmosis

American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis Susan Ellis, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org What Is It and Why Should I Care? Equine Piroplasmosis is a protozoal blood parasite disease of equines such as horses, donkeys, mules and zebras. The parasites are usually transmitted...

What diseases of horses are reportable?

Horses

According to the USDA’s National Animal Health Reporting System (www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nahss/disease_status.htm#equine) the following horse diseases are reportable to state and/or federal animal health authorities. Individual states may require additional diseases to...

Protect Your Barn and Horses from Disease

Health, Horses

Learn more about prevention, protection, and proactive ways of minimizing disease risk in your horse facility. Is your horse farm at risk from an equine version of “Typhoid Mary?” Do you know the most common ways that your horse may be exposed to disease? How can you...

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This work is supported in part by New Technologies for Agriculture Extension grant no. 2020-41595-30123 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.