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Horse owners across the region are being urged to heighten their biosecurity practices as two serious equine diseases; Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) and Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1/EHM), continue to spread. VSV …

The horse industry has been hit by an Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak that has led to many horses in quarantine and some euthanized after confirmation of the illness. The horses …

On Thursday August 28, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) received notification that a horse from Musselshell County had tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). The property where the …

State and local health officials confirmed the first detections of West Nile virus (WNV) in Montana for summer 2025. WNV activity appears to be widespread across the state, and the …

This year’s dry weather is increasing the blister beetle threat to cattle and other livestock, North Dakota State University specialists say. “Blister beetles tend to be more numerous when grasshopper …

The Big Sandy, Montana-based Weaver Quarter Horses is recognized as the 2020 AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder of the Year. This award is open only to AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeders who exemplify the …

Three Montana college students will be embarking on a 500-mile pack trip, starting today, in honor of friends and family that have lost the fight to cancer and those still …

The viral disease known as Vesicular Stomatitis (VSV) which primarily affects horses, cattle, and swine could make another comeback this summer. After becoming confirmed in late July of 2019, Wyoming …

Laramie and Converse counties join Platte County in reporting confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis (VSV) this week. According to Dr. Jim Logan, Wyoming State Veterinarian, on August 2, 2019, lab …

Two confirmed cases of Vesicular Stomatitis (VSV), a reportable animal disease, have been found in Platte County. National Veterinary Services Laboratory reported the disease to the Wyoming state veterinarian after …