Drought Causes Spike in Equine Pigeon Fever Cases in Missouri
University of Missouri
November 14, 2012
The disease causes painful swelling, abscesses, and inflammation in the legs, chests, and abdominal cavities.
The disease causes painful swelling, abscesses, and inflammation in the legs, chests, and abdominal cavities.
Fall weather often brings the fall tradition of owners buying hay for their horses. Several factors should be evaluated when buying hay, including but not limited to color, leafiness, and the presence of weeds and seed heads.
Multi-species grazing has several benefits that favor both fields and animals, according to Jodie Pennington, PhD, small ruminant educator with Lincoln University Extension in Missouri. Multi-species grazing is the practice of using two or more species of livestock together or separately on the same land in a specific growing season.
“With an understanding of the di
Potomac horse fever, a potentially fatal disease, has been reported among horses in the St. Louis, Mo., area in unusually high numbers. Philip Johnson, BVSc, MRCVS, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, a veterinarian at the University of Missouri College of
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