‘Cup’ Feeder Slows Horses’ Consumption Rate, Reduces Waste
Erica Larson
August 14, 2012
Researchers found that a specially designed feeder can slow horses’ rate of consumption and reduce feed waste.
Researchers found that a specially designed feeder can slow horses’ rate of consumption and reduce feed waste.
The affected horse–an 18-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse from Laurel County–had no WNV vaccination history.
Just as quick as they seemed to arrive, the equestrian events at the 2012 Olympic Games are in the history books. Before the Games, I
Veterinarians from Hagyard Equine Medical Center have confirmed leptospirosis in a Thoroughbred weanling.
Zoledronate appears effective in improving clinical signs associated with bone fragility disorder.
The CFIA has released a report on equine infectious diseases in Canada during the second quarter of 2012.
Forty competition horses and 15 training horses remain in Greenwhich Park for the modern pentathlon.
The current outbreak began in late April when two horses in Otero County tested positive for the disease.
Nearly 50% of high-performance barrel racers evaluated showed radiographic changes in their fetlock joints.
Two horses from Johnson County, Iowa, have tested positive for West Nile virus.
Sometimes you know it’s time: When an older horse in less-than-ideal health suffers a serious bout of colic, euthanasia might be the best option. But what about when it’s not so clear-cut–when continued medical treatment and careful management are options, but the animal’s quality of life could go downhill very quickly.
The 3-year-old unvaccinated filly from Fresno County is recovering, the CDFA said.
The affected horse was not vaccinated against WNV and has since been euthanized.
More research is needed to fully understand equine movement disorders such as shivers and stringhalt.
All three confirmed WNV cases were unvaccinated, the CDFA reported.
Vaccination reduces horses’ risk of contracting tetanus and botulism, two often-fatal diseases.
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