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Nevada lifting horse quarantines ordered for herpes virus

Nevada lifting horse quarantines ordered for herpes virus

By /March 26, 2019 /Local News

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada agriculture officials say they will lift by the end of the week all quarantines ordered after three horses tested positive for an equine herpes virus. The Nevada Department of Agriculture officials say they lifted the first quarantine at a Clark County facility Monday where a […]

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Utah advises horse owners to take precautions due to virus

Utah advises horse owners to take precautions due to virus

By /March 21, 2019 /Local News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s state veterinarian is advising horse owners to limit travel for their animals and to take precautions because of multiple cases of an equine virus reported in neighboring Nevada. Dr. Barry Pittman says the cases reported in Nevada involve horses that traveled on rodeo circuits […]

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