Supplements: Readers Dish for Their Foals
Megan Arszman
December 7, 2010
Almost 500 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “At what age do you start feeding your foal(s) supplements?”
Almost 500 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “At what age do you start feeding your foal(s) supplements?”
More than 910 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you change your horse’s shoes during the winter?”
More than 330 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Have you ever experienced a foaling dystocia?”
More than 860 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What kind of identification does your horse have?”
More than 930 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Which domestic animal do you think is most likely to contract rabies?”
More than 480 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How knowledgeable are you about equine rabies?”
More than 730 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How often do you vaccinate your horse for rabies?”
More than 840 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Is your horse vaccinated against rabies?”
In what has been a long, hot, dry summer, more cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) have been confirmed in Ohio and New York recently. Two horses were euthanized in Ohio, bringing the total for EEE cases in that state to four. Williams and Sandusky counties each have had one case in the past couple of weeks, while Mercer County reported two cases earlier this year.
More than 470 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What drives your deworming product selection decision?”
More than 800 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What would make you stop using a rotational deworming program?”
More than 390 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you know which WNV or WNV-combo vaccine your horse gets?”
More than 1,010 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “If you knew rabies had been found in wildlife in your area, would you vaccinate your horse for it?” Â
This week veterinarians confirmed Kentucky’s equine West Nile virus (WNV) case of 2010. The 6-year-old Morgan stallion, located in Shelby County just southeast of Louisville, was found down and unable to rise and was later euthanized. Just as with the first Kentucky horse, this WNV-affected horse was not vaccinated for the mosquito-borne virus. In 2009 eight horses in Kentucky were
More than 440 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Where do you get most of your deworming information?”
More than 460 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Which of the following dewormers do you use to treat encysted small strongyles?”
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