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Date: Sunday, July 29, 2007 2:06 am
Subject: Re: EIA
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
I am surprised it is not required of all. I am supposed to have a brand
inspection, Coggins and health if I travel
. Though most horses succumb rapidly to EIA a
percentage of infected horses appear to recover. However they still
harbor the virus and during times of stress may become ill again. It
is because of these healthy appearing carriers that we test horses. It
insures that we do not put their pasture mates
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As stated why is this a requirement for Moses Lake? The rest of the horse
shows in Washington State do not require it. If it were an issue for this
state it would be mandated and regulated by the State. That is why it is
there for interstate
test is required
in most states.
Lisa
EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA AND THE COGGINS TEST
by Robert N. Oglesby, DVM
INTRODUCTION
Equine Infectious Anemia is a viral disease for which there is no
vaccine and no cure. Though most horses succumb rapidly to EIA a
percentage of infected horses appear
. In fact,
for us, in addition to the Coggins (EIA) and Health Cert., for the past
few years, we were only able to obtain our Health Certs 48 hours prior
to leaving for the event due to outbreaks of Vesticular Stomatitis. Our
veterinarian had to check the horses for any signs of this disease
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To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: EIA
This message is from: Starfire Farm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Greetings All,
Now this is interesting. I guess that all of the years we have gone to
Libby, I thought that everyone had both their Health and Coggins. I
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