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1.    Colic: is acute gastrointestinal distress which can be caused by anything from impaction in the intestines to a stomach ache from eating too much or too fast
2.    Tetanus(lockjaw): is a bacteria that enters the body at the sight of a wound or the umbilical cord stump in a foal. Its symptoms are early signs of colic and stiffness. Horses will develop spasms in the jaw, neck, hind legs and muscles around the wound.
3.    Equine Encephalomyelitis (sleeping sickness):This is a disease that affects the nervous system, and can be caused by equine encephalomyelitis viruses (Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan), which are carried by mosquitoes
4.    Equine Influenza: This viral disease is spread by inhalation of drops of infective material. Signs include a dry, hacking cough, sudden onset of fever, watery nasal discharge, weakness, loss of appetite and depression.
5.     Rabies: This is a viral infection of the central nervous system, and although it is not common in horses, rabies can be transmitted to horses by the bite of an infected animal such as a skunk, raccoon, fox, dog or bat.

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I like this website because talk about reality that happen around the world. The abuse of animals that to conceat the true about the production of pork, the overcrowding and the psychological abuse. Is terrible the human behavior that we aren’t capable to give its last minute of life with dignity.