Restricted Equine Diets and Wood Shaving Consumption
Casie Bazay, NBCAAM
April 6, 2012
If caloric intake is reduced, horses might seek alternative food sources to fulfill natural feeding behavior.
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If caloric intake is reduced, horses might seek alternative food sources to fulfill natural feeding behavior.
The facility in Monterey County, Calif., has been under quarantine since mid-March.
Topics to be discussed include daily operation evaluations, pasture management, and manure management.
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In recent years, a deadly disease–hendra virus–has been making waves in the Australian equine industry.
The mare displayed mild neurologic signs, and is considered a secondary exposure from the HITS Thermal show.
More than 2,000 horses were exposed to EHV-1 during the 2011 outbreak, which originated in Ogden, Utah.
The four EHV-1 positive horses are from two separate facilities, both of which are under voluntary quarantine.
The most recently confirmed horse displayed mild neurologic signs before testing positive for the disease.
Live racing has been canceled due to a strangles outbreak on the backside at Saratoga Casino and Raceway.
Red maple is a valued landscaping tree in the eastern United States and Canada but is also toxic to horses.
Enrollment is now open for the University of Kentucky’s Pasture Evaluation Program
A board placed at ground level at the entrance of the stall, between the inside stall and outside paddock, reduces dirt from getting tracked in
The CDFA recommends owners of potentially exposed horses continue monitoring animals for signs of disease.
Published reports indicate that both horses recently attended the HITS Desert Horse Show in Thermal, Calif.
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