Can Horses and Cattle Eat the Same Feed?
Clair Thunes, PhD
June 25, 2018
A horse owner who also has beef cattle wants to know if all-purpose, multispecies feeds are okay for horses. Our equine nutritionist responds.
A horse owner who also has beef cattle wants to know if all-purpose, multispecies feeds are okay for horses. Our equine nutritionist responds.
Acclaimed equine cardiologist and ultrasonography pioneer Dr. Virginia B. Reef will help practitioners determine the significance of murmurs and arrhythmias and the resulting ramifications for their treatment and management.
Researchers tested a technique to log heart rate and speed data from each horse in an attempt to monitor, step-by-step, the horse’s physical response to jumping during training, competition, and recovery.
Making dietary changes as horses lose their ability to grind long-stem hay will help prevent weight loss and other issues that can affect older horses.
A successful equine slim-down program includes frequent weight assessments, smart feeding techniques, and various forms of exercise.
The EHM-positive horse began showing clinical signs on May 11, was euthanized the next day due to poor prognosis, and was confirmed positive May 16.
Switzerland’s internet-based voluntary system is a way for veterinarians to report equine infections, such as influenza and herpesvirus, even if they aren’t required to by law.
These findings help us better understand how and why horses’ teeth wear as they do, researchers said.
Prior to confirmation, the newest EHM-positive horse attended a barrel racing event at the Oklahoma City Fair Grounds, April 25-30.
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A barrel racing horse developed rapidly progressive signs of EHM (the neuorlogic form of EHV-1) on April 19 and was euthanized the same day.
The horse that tested positive for EHV-1 has traveled extensively in South Dakota for cutting and sorting events in the past few weeks.
There’s been very little scientific study into sudden death in sport horses, but researchers recently reviewed a number of incidents with the ultimate goal of reducing the number of fatalities that occur.
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