DULUTH, GA, (Merial) – The recent human meningitis outbreak, caused by the injection of contaminated compounded steroid products prepared by the New England Compounding Center,1 has put compounding pharmacies into the daily headlines. With a death toll reaching 39 and a reported 656 cases nationwide as of late December,1 the outbreak has raised questions...
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By David Hooper, CEO, Texas Thoroughbred Association AUSTIN, (TTA) – With a standing room only crowd in attendance Monday afternoon, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission considered a recommendation passed earlier in the day by its Raceday Medication Committee to phase out the race-day administration of Lasix for all 2-year-old racing in 2013, ending with...
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Humane Groups Petition USDA to Block Companion, Working and Show Horses from Being Slaughtered for Human Consumption Meat From Horses Not Raised For Food Presents Public Health Hazard WASHINGTON (HSUS)—Front Range Equine Rescue and The Humane Society of the United States filed a legal petition with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prevent former...
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LAUSANNE, Swi (FEI) – The FEI has set up a new system to allow external parties to submit suggestions for consideration for the 2013 Equine Prohibited Substances List. index of phone lookup 2007 08 09 diflucan for oral thrush The move has come about following substantial feedback from veterinarians, athletes and horse owners requesting...
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Administration of NSAIDs LEXINGTON, (USEF) – Motivated by its commitment to the welfare of the horse, the USEF Board of Directors voted to amend its Therapeutic Drug Rule and restrict use to a single NSAID beginning December 1, 2011. Both the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)...
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comment online Reasonable Minds Can Differ Recently, the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) – a trade association made up of state regulatory bodies nationwide – issued a statement calling on the horse racing industry and member regulators to embrace a strategy to phase out drugs and medications in horse racing within five years....
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RMTC Joins NTRA and AAEP in Organizing Upcoming International Summit to Address Race-Day Medication LEXINGTON, (Jockey Club) – The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors announced today that it will join the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) in organizing an international summit this summer...
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LEXINGTON, (Jockey Club) – Ogden Mills Phipps, the chairman of The Jockey Club, today applauded the recent Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) initiative to formulate a plan that would eliminate the use of medication in horses competing in races. phone directory “We have often voiced concern and we sincerely believe that the...
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TAIPEI, (FEI) – The FEI General Assembly has unanimously accepted the recommendations of the FEI List Group and approved the updated Equine Prohibited Substances List for the 2011 season. National Federation delegates applauded spontaneously at the announcement of the vote. The List was put forward by the FEI List...
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LAUSANNE, (FEI) – The FEI has today launched a mobile phone application which gives those involved in horse sport much faster and easier access to crucial information on prohibited substances. 2007 08 09 diflucan for oral thrush The Clean Sport app allows immediate access to the FEI Equine Prohibited Substances online...
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