Flies on farms and ranches can be extremely annoying for all who encounter them. While it’s not possible to create an entirely fly-free environment, you can take steps to help reduce and manage their numbers.
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) hosted a global webcast as humans—facing a health crisis of their own due to COVID-19—try to protect horses and prevent the spread of AHS during the disease’s current outbreak in Thailand.
Get tips for keeping disease-spreading ticks off your horse from Dr. Erika Machtinger of Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. Jeanette Mero shares the benefits of night turnout to help horses beat the heat.
Dr. Erika Machtinger gives an overview of how stable flies are different than houseflies and offers strategies for a (nearly) fly-free barn.
Find out what characteristics might attract more flies than others in horses from Dr. Erika Machtinger.
Dr. Erika Machtinger offers help for owners looking for the right fly spray to protect their horses.
Learn which mosquitoes can transmit disease and how to manage populations on your farm.
They might be small, but these flying fiends can spread some deadly diseases.
These pests can transmit a variety of dangerous pathogens, depending on certain factors in your region.
Bugs are beyond annoying for our horses. Insects spread diseases—some of them deadly—and can cause irritating and performance-limiting allergic reactions. Listen as our expert answers questions about protecting horses from mosquitoes, gnats, biting flies, ticks, and more.
Work with your veterinarian to ward off this potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease.
A U.S. Equestrian Team veterinarian who has overseen the shipping of horses to six Olympic Games shares what steps to take before, during, and after a long-distance trailer ride.
Researchers found that, overall, the British owners surveyed had poor awareness of bugs (such as mosquitoes and midges) and insect-transmitted diseases that could affect their horses.
Find answers to questions about equine infectious anemia, Potomac horse fever, parasites, and more.
Dr. Rob MacKay shared presented research on ice boots and cryotherapy for laminitic horses, R. equi and insect bit hypersensitivity vaccines, EPM, and more.
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