Mezey Howarth Racing Stables has announced that it is negotiating a contract with GeneThera to create a vaccine for Equine Infectious Anemia virus (EIA). EIA is a horse disease caused by a retrovirus and transmitted by bloodsucking insects. Currently, the Coggins Test is used to test for EIA. The Co...
Source :
Horse Talk NZ
Date of publication :
06/19/2007
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176
The elimination of a debilitating, degenerative skin disease in horses is now possible, thanks to the recent identification of a gene mutation and development of a new diagnostic test by researchers at the University of California, Davis. Findings from the study on the genetic cause of hereditary eq...
Source :
Horse Talk
Date of publication :
05/23/2007
Views:
138