The Equine Grass Sickness Fund
The Equine Grass Sickness Fund is the only registered charity in the UK raising funds specifically for research into grass sickness.
EGSF is dedicated to supporting and advancing research into grass sickness and further improving the treatment of grass sickness.
Grass Sickness remains a major cause of mortality in horses and ponies in Britain with more than 95% of cases proving fatal.
What is Grass Sickness?
Grass Sickness is a devastating disease of horses, ponies and donkeys in which there is damage to parts of the nervous system which control involuntary functions, producing the main symptom of gut paralysis.
It occurs almost exclusively in horses with access to grass and is invariably fatal.
http://www.grasssickness.org.uk
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The Animal Health Trust has launched a nationwide trial of a vaccine for the prevention of equine grass sickness. The current theory is that EGS is a toxico infectious form of botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum type C. If your yard has had a case of grass sickness in the last 3 years you could be eligible to take part in the vaccine trial. Please be aware that the AHT have changed to an 'open' recruitment phase which means you can enrol any time this year.
For all enquiries please contact Dr Jo Ireland on 01638 555399 or email equinegrasssickness@aht.org.uk
Below are links for the Results of the pilot study
http://www.aht.org.uk/skins/Default/pdf ... inalps.pdf
The owner information pack for nationwide field trial
http://www.aht.org.uk/skins/Default/pdfs/egs_ois.pdf
If you would like to help raise awareness of the vaccine trial please display this poster with as many people as possible
http://www.aht.org.uk/skins/Default/pdfs/egs_poster.pdf
Identifying grass sickness in horses
http://www.aht.org.uk/cms-display/egs_ident.html
For all information on equine grass sickness please visit http://www.equinegrasssickness.co.uk/
The Animal Health Trust has launched a nationwide trial of a vaccine for the prevention of equine grass sickness. The current theory is that EGS is a toxico infectious form of botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum type C. If your yard has had a case of grass sickness in the last 3 years you could be eligible to take part in the vaccine trial. Please be aware that the AHT have changed to an 'open' recruitment phase which means you can enrol any time this year.
For all enquiries please contact Dr Jo Ireland on 01638 555399 or email equinegrasssickness@aht.org.uk
Below are links for the Results of the pilot study
http://www.aht.org.uk/skins/Default/pdf ... inalps.pdf
The owner information pack for nationwide field trial
http://www.aht.org.uk/skins/Default/pdfs/egs_ois.pdf
If you would like to help raise awareness of the vaccine trial please display this poster with as many people as possible
http://www.aht.org.uk/skins/Default/pdfs/egs_poster.pdf
Identifying grass sickness in horses
http://www.aht.org.uk/cms-display/egs_ident.html
For all information on equine grass sickness please visit http://www.equinegrasssickness.co.uk/
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