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...construction, hospitality and agriculture, and benefit the horse industry in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, the horse industry contributes $1 billion annually to the state's economy, and the Racino legislation...
...foot-and-mouth disease in England. "There is extreme concern," said Dr. Tom Hagerty, executive director of the Minnesota Board of Animal Health and the state veterinarian. There has never been a confirmed case of foot-and-mouth in Minnesota. But...
...that we were going through watching our animals be put down," Barber said. Neirby, 56, works for the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. He previously practiced veterinary medicine for 20 years in Elbow Lake, near Alexandria. In England...
...recommended by the CDC to catch mosquitoes likeliest to carry the virus. State veterinarian Tom Hagerty said the Minnesota Board of Animal Health also is on the alert, particularly since West Nile has been detected in horses on the East Coast. Veterinarians...
...owners might be forced to strengthen their fences, permanently mark their animals and report escapees. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health, which regulates 236 deer and elk farms, also has started a voluntary testing program for the disease and...
ST. PAUL (AP) - The University of Minnesota's veterinary diagnostic laboratory has offered to test brain stem samples for chronic wasting disease from deer harvested during this fall's firearms season.
...discovered in Minnesota. This task force is comprised of representatives from the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Board of Animal Health, DNR, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, Minnesota Elk Breeders Association...
...AP) -- Regulation of all elk and deer farms in the state would be consolidated under the control of the Minnesota Board of Animal Health under a proposal to help stop the spread of chronic wasting disease. The proposal by a broad-based task...
...3-year-old female elk was at the farm owned by Roger Nietfeld near Melrose for five months in 2000, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health said. On Jan. 24, the elk tested positive on a farm owned by Jim Moscho near Sauk Centre. The other 20...
...at a location near Brainerd has the first confirmed case of West Nile virus in the state this year, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced Thursday. The infected five-year-old pregnant mare boarded at a horse facility near Brainerd...