http://clipmarks.com/clipper/MorganLvr/tag/epm/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/MorganLvr/tag/epm/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/5348DBB2-43BE-468C-BD60-DABE3EB5540E/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/MorganLvr/">MorganLvr</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> This would be wonderful if it turns out to be true. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=11747" title="http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=11747">www.thehorse.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2><SPAN id="lblArticleHeadline">Ponazuril and EPM: An Ounce of Prevention</SPAN> </H2> <SPAN class="byline" id="lblAuthor">by: Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc</SPAN> <BR /> <SPAN class="datePosted" id="lblOnlineDate">April 25 2008, </SPAN> <SPAN id="lblArticleID">Article # 11747</SPAN> <DIV class="articleTools"> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A href="http://www.thehorse.com/PrintArticle.aspx?ID=11747" title="Print Article" id="Articletools2_PrintArticleHL" linkindex="49"><IMG border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="Print Article" src="http://www.thehorse.com/images/print_17x14.gif" class="articleToolsItems" id="Articletools2_PrintArticlemage" />Print</A></SPAN> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A href="http://www.thehorse.com/SendArticle.aspx?ID=11747" title="Email Article" id="Articletools2_SendArticleHL" linkindex="50"><IMG border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="Email Article" src="http://www.thehorse.com/images/email_18x14.gif" class="articleToolsItems" id="Articletools2_SendArticleImage" />Email</A></SPAN> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A href="http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=1577#reprints" title="Republish Article" id="Articletools2_ReprintArticleHL" linkindex="51"><IMG border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="Republish Article" src="http://www.thehorse.com/images/reprints2.gif" class="articleToolsItems" id="Articletools2_ReprintArticleImage" />Republish</A></SPAN> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A href="http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=1577#sharing" title="Link to Article" id="Articletools2_LinkArticleHL" linkindex="52"><IMG border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="Link to Article" src="http://www.thehorse.com/images/chain_link.gif" class="articleToolsItems" id="Articletools2_LinkImage" />Link</A></SPAN> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A href="http://www.thehorse.com/RSS/" title="RSS Feed" id="Articletools2_RSSFeedHL" linkindex="53"><IMG border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="RSS Feed" src="http://www.thehorse.com/images/feed-icon16x16.png" class="articleToolsItems" id="Articletools2_RSSFeedImage" />RSS </A></SPAN> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A class="snap_noshots" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=12&winname=addthis&pub=dkg362&s=&url=http:%2F%2Fwww.thehorse.com%2FViewArticle.aspx?ID=11747&title=The%20Horse:%20Ponazuril%20and%20EPM:%20An%20Ounce%20of%20Prevention" linkindex="54"><IMG width="125" height="16" border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/button1-bm.gif" /></A> </SPAN> </DIV> <DIV> <P> </P><P>Researchers at the University of Florida studying equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) recently found that administering ponazuril once every seven days might prevent EPM caused by <I>Sarcocystis neurona</I>. </P><P>Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis is an important neurological disease of horses. It is typically caused by the parasite <I>S. neurona</I>, a protozoan parasite that penetrates the central nervous system and causes diverse neurologic signs, including ataxia and muscle atrophy. </P><P>Ponazuril, known commercially as Marquis, is one of several antiprotozoal medications available to treat EPM.</P></DIV></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/epm/" rel="tag">epm</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/ponazuril/" rel="tag">ponazuril</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/horses/" rel="tag">horses</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/equine/" rel="tag">equine</a></div>http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=11747Thu, 01 May 2008 01:22:33 GMT