Keeping Horse Worms at Bay
Erica Larson
June 18, 2012
Consider using fecal egg counts and fecal egg count reduction tests in a sustainable parasite control program.
Consider using fecal egg counts and fecal egg count reduction tests in a sustainable parasite control program.
Feeding draft horses, miniature horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys requires special some considerations.
CSU staff and students have examined and/or treated about 150 horses displaced by the wildfire so far.
A Paint mare was burned and blinded with a chemical substance in May.
The animals died after a watering system malfunctioned, leaving them without an adequate water supply.
Appropriate forage, forage alternatives, and/or concentrates can keep aged horses at a healthy body condition.
Managing diet can help alleviate signs of some equine genetic disorders, such as PSSM and HYPP.
A few weeks ago, I attended the Kentucky Equine Research (KER) Convention to cover presentations by a number of great veterinarians, researchers, and equine nutritionists.
Researchers now believe the microflora residing in the hindgut could contribute to equine obesity.
The bits stand the risk of breaking, causing a safety hazard for both horse and rider.
A dopamine modulation dysfunction could be a risk factor for equine stereotypic behavior development.
Post-anesthetic myelopathy is a rare but deadly complication of general anesthesia in horses.
Although injured horses need time off, they could need greater amounts of some nutrients than during training.
Digital radiography is up to 85% sensitive and 93% specific for diagnosing enterolithiasis in horses.
Not every senior horse is a schoolmaster, and not every schoolmaster is a senior horse. But in many cases seniors and schoolmasters are one in
Understanding ailments older foals can develop and treatment options increases the patient’s survival chances.
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