| Many breeders and mare owners are working
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| | pregnant. The specific herpes virus that
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| to inform themselves more on this
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| | is associated with the disease may often
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| disease, as the devastating effects are
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| | cause pregnant mares to abort. The mare
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| being felt by those who haven't checked
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| | herself does not even have to be infected
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| to see if their mares or stallions have
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| | initially, but if she is bred to a
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| been vaccinated against this disease that
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| | stallion that is infected then the
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| causes abortion in mares. In fact, even
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| | infection will spread to the mare via the
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| the American Quarter Horse Association is
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| | infected semen.
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| willing to keep EVA vaccination records
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| | Other symptoms include swelling of the
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| on hold with the horse's permanent
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| | legs, increased respiration rates and
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| records. This disease has been given
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| | occasionally a skin rash. There are also
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| little attention until now and many mare
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| | some viruses that are present, but
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| owners may not know exactly what the
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| | undetectable unless tested for in a
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| effects are of the disease.
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| | clinic. Laboratory examinations are
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| EVA is an acute upper-respiratory tract
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| | often required to diagnose the disease.
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| infection that is caused by a specific
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| | The mortality rate can be as high as 33%
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| herpes virus. The disease has been known
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| | and the abortion rate in mares can reach
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| about for many years, but has not always
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| | 50%. The disease is spread through nasal
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| been given the attention that it
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| | discharge and through breeding.
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| requires. The disease came into the
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| | A live modified EVA vaccine was made
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| spotlight a little more when an outbreak
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| | available in 1985 after the breakout in
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| occurred in Thoroughbreds in Kentucky in
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| | Kentucky. To help Quarter Horse owners,
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| 1984. The disease was mistaken for
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| | the American Quarter Horse Association is
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| influenza and Rhinopneumonitis because
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| | offering their service of holding
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| the symptoms are so similar. The horse
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| | vaccination records as a free courtesy to
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| will develop a fever and nasal discharge
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| | horse owners. This makes it easy for a
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| as it would in these two conditions.
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| | breeding farm to call the AQHA and verify
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| This disease, however, is more serious to
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| | that a horse has been vaccinated.
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| the mature horse, especially broodmares.
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| | Make sure if you have concerns or
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| All ages of horses are susceptible, but
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| | questions to contact the AQHA in regards
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| broodmares often fall into the category
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| | to this vaccination.
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| of being mature horses as well as being
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