NEWS RELEASE—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2011
Contact: Christy West, Digital Editor/Producer
859/276-6890; cmwest@thehorse.com <mailto:cmwest@thehorse.com>
Equine Herpesvirus-1 Outbreak:
TheHorse.com Presents a Timely Webinar for Horse Owners
Lexington, Ky. (May 20, 2011)—The current outbreak of the sometimes fatal neurologic disease caused by equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in several Western states and Canada has generated widespread concern throughout the horse industry. How many horses are really affected in this outbreak? Is this a new, mutated form of the virus? What are the signs that tell you a horse has EHV-1? Will affected horses recover? How can horse owners and veterinarians work together to prevent the disease from spreading?
Find out answers to these questions and many more in a timely webinar presented by TheHorse.com and Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health <http://www.intervetusa.com> :
Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) Outbreak: What Horse Owners Need to Know (Register now <https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/646146304> !)
Tuesday, May 24, 8:00-9:00 p.m. Eastern/5:00-6:00 p.m. Pacific
This half-hour presentation will provide horse owners with an update on the status of the EHV-1 outbreak and timely information on EHV-1 disease, testing, how to monitor your horse for disease, and how you can prevent EHV-1 spread with optimal horse management, hygiene, and biosecurity measures. This session will be presented by Paul Morley, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, Professor and Section Head for Population Health in the Department of Clinical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University (CSU) and Director of Biosecurity for CSU's James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He'll answer audience questions live for 30 minutes following the presentation along with Craig Barnett, DVM, Senior Equine Technical Services Veterinarian for Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health.
Space is limited for this webinar, so reserve your seat now <https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/646146304> ! Your registration allows you to attend the event and submit your questions to be answered during the live event. We hope you can join us!
Questions about the webinar can be directed to THWebinars@TheHorse.com <mailto:THWebinars@TheHorse.com?subject=Joint%20Webinar%20Questions> .
Minimum System Requirements:
· PC-based attendees: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
· Macintosh®-based attendees: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer
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