Incurable Viral Disease Detected In Group Of Horses
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) - Equine infectious anemia
(EIA), an incurable infectious
viral disease of horses, has been
identified as the disease affect
ing 21 horses in Pennsylvania’s
Wayne County.
A veterinarian in Penn
State’s College of Agricultural
Sciences urges all horse owners
and horse boarders to test their
stock for this disease
“This disease has been with
us a long time,” said David
Griswold, research associate in
veterinary science. “Infected
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horses are detected in
Pennsylvania every year, but
seldom in such a concentrated
grouping.”
The outbreak originated at
two Wayne County farms that
provide riding horses for various
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Eighteen of the 21 horses in
those herds that tested positive
for the disease have been
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been exposed to EIA have been
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identified by using the Coggins
test, a blood test that identifies
the antibodies that form to fight
the virus. Those that test posi
tive can be euthanized or quar
antined. “A quarantined horse
must be held in a screened-in
pen at least 200 yards away
from other horses,” Griswold
said.
“It takes from two weeks to a
month from the time the horse is
infected to form enough antibod
ies to give a positive test result,
so owners may have to test more
than once if a horse shows any
symptoms,” Griswold said.
Symptoms of the disease are:
•Depression. The horse may
seem lethargic and not eat well.
•High fever.
•The mucus membranes may
turn yellow.
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•At times there may be
swelling in the legs and brisket.
About a third of the horses
with the disease will die within
a month of infection. Another
third will experience chronic
symptoms off and on, and can
linger up to one year before
dying. Some horses will show no
symptoms at all, which makes
testing all the more important,
Griswold said.
The disease is transmitted by
blood transfer from one horse to
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“This AgStar venture could
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parent companies,” said Slusser.
“This will lower the costs of de
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prove profits for our members
by lowering fees.”
AgStar Technologies will be
led by a Board of Directors
made up of farmers representing
both Pennsylvania DHIA and
Dairy One. Representing Penn
sylvania DHIA are Norman
Hershey of Gordonville, Wil
liam Itle of Loretto, Dale Hoover
of Lebanon, and Adam Derr of
Dawson. Dairy One named
Keith Whittaker of Whitney
Point, NY; Peter Jacquier of
East Canaan, CT; Clyde
Rutherford of Otego, NY; and
William Cook of Aurora, NY, as
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are the main vector of the infec
tion,” Griswold said. “The prime
time for infection is in the
warmer months when insect
activity is common.”
Griswold lists some manage
ment tips for horse owners:
•Before buying any horse,
insist on a negative Coggins test
result within the last 30 days.
•Diligently remove manure
and use insect repellents to con
trol flies.
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tional venture, Pennsylvania
DHIA and Dairy One are also
determining ways they can woi k
together locally.
“We’re not merging, but we
are going to partner with each
other to save costs wherever we
can,” said Slusser. Some of
those cost savings may be on
trucking, processing, and in
other areas.
“Pennsylvania DHIA already
partners with bull studs and
local milk cooperatives,” said
Slusser. “This is the first time
we were able to find another
DHIA interested in partnering.”
According to Slusser, a lot of
the details for working together
domestically still need to be de
veloped. Several meetings will
be held over the next couple of
months to explore options for
working together.
The bottom line is that both
organizations want to come to
gether to lower their costs to
their members, ultimately im
proving dairy farmer profits.
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