3 More Positive Stallions; Frozen Semen Implication; USDA to Raise Permit Charges Three more stallions have tested positive for presence of Taylorella equigenitalis. Two are located in Illinois at the same facility as the stallion previously identified as positive in that State. All three stallions at that facility had also been collected at the same [...]
Jos Mottershead of Equine-Reproduction.com has send some new CEM updates. Canada Adjusts Import Restrictions for Equine Semen Coming from USA, but Originating in Another Country The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) today reported changes to import restrictions for semen being imported from the USA to Canada that originated in another country, but that was legally [...]
Canada Introduces Restrictions on Importation of all Equines, Equine Semen, and Equine embryos from the USA CFIA has announced the introduction of import restrictions on horses and equine semen originating from the USA as a result of the current US outbreak of Contagious Equine Metritis. Horses and other equidae (asses, mules and zebras) will not [...]
Two More States Announce Mare Testing and Quarantine State Veterinarians from Texas and Oklahoma have announced that they have quarantined and are testing mares that were bred with semen from, or were in contact with, stallions that tested positive for the Contagious Equine Metritis organism. This brings the total of States or Provinces (Canada) that [...]
Another update by Jos Mottershead of equine-reproduction.com. 7 CEMO Positive; 9 Negative on Culture; 7 Pending Two additional stallions have returned “negative” culture results for presence of the CEMO, and the index farm has listed results as following: Positive: Gentlemen Send Roses Hot Lopin Sensation Indian Artifacts Invited Back Potential Investment Repeated In Red Zips [...]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency sent us the following news release: OTTAWA, December 24, 2008 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched an investigation after confirming that horse semen was imported into Canada from a United States stallion subsequently determined to be infected with contagious equine metritis (CEM). There are no human health [...]
Due to the recent outbreak of CEM in Kentucky, we have a new article on our web site about Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM). It can be found in the articles section The biggest concern is if the US should lose its CEM free status. If that should occur, it will have a SERIOUS impact on [...]
We have received 2 more updates on CEM from Jos Mottershead of the Equine Reproduction site. CEMO-positive Stallion Number Increases The number of stallions reported as positive for the presence of /Taylorella equigenitalis/ the causative agent for Contagious Equine Metritis in the Kentucky USA outbreak has risen to six the index farm reports. Seven stallions [...]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a warning late Friday, Dec. 26, that semen from one of the four Quarter Horses confirmed positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM) had been shipped to farms in Ontario and Alberta. It had begun an investigation on Dec. 24. Frozen semen from the stallion was sent to Ontario [...]
Hot Lopin Sensation, Indian Artifacts, Repeated in Red and Potential Investment standing at Degraff Stables/Liberty Farm Equine Reproduction enter LLC have all been identified as having tested positive for Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM). Officials had considered this highly contagious venereal disease eradicated from the United States until it was identified during routine testing of a [...]
Update (Dec 23) – Jos Mottershead and Kathy St. Martin have posted an article on Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) on the Equine-reproduction.com website. It sounds like testing and treatment costs can be significant. When Jos was asked if it was true that the cost could be in the $7000 range, he replied: Stallions require multiple [...]
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