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…
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Weaver Quarter Horses Named Ranching Heritage Breeder of the Year
by Colter BrownThe 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…
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Montana College Students Raise Cancer Treatment Funds Through 500 Mile Pack Trip
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) has been confirmed recently in horses in several states, including Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, California and Iowa. Owners of horses that have traveled in those areas recently…
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Significant West Nile Virus (WNV) activity in the state was reported to the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL), Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), and Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) over the…
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On August 25, Wyoming State Veterinarian Jim Logan was notified by USDA APHIS that a Wyoming origin race horse had tested positive in California for Equine Piroplasmosis, a reportable horse…
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A District Court judge has granted an order that will permanently prohibit plans for developing a horse processing plant in New Mexico. The sale of horsemeat for human consumption is banned…