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NEWS ABOUT: Lechuza Caracas

Lechuza Caracas stories: 2 news summaries

 Mineral Overdose Killed 
 Polo Horses: Officials 

Selenium overdose likely claimed animals' lives

Apr 28, 09 3:03 PM CDT
(AP) - Florida officials say a mineral overdose is the probable cause of death for 21 Venezuelan-owned polo horses that fell ill as they prepared for a championship match earlier this month. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said today the animals likely overdosed on selenium, a common mineral that... More »

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Florida • Venezuela • horse • Palm Beach • Department of Agriculture • polo • Lechuza Caracas

(Newser) - The Florida pharmacy that prepared vitamin supplements for the 21 polo horses that died last weekend has admitted that the mixture was faulty, the Palm Beach Post reports. Franck’s Pharmacy in Tallahassee said today that the level of one ingredient in the supplement—which the polo team says was... More »

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Florida • vitamins • horse • veterinarian • pharmacy • polo • Victor Vargas • Tallahassee • Lechuza Caracas

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