How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Researchers observed feral herd interactions during a three-year study and found effective mare-foal vocal communication seems to help foals survive.
Two fillies with facial fractures went on to high-performance careers after undergoing successful surgeries to repair their sinuses. Veterinarians based the technique on one used to repair human skull fractures.
This is the first genetic variant for hypoparathyroidism identified in any domestic animal species. Testing is now available.
The premises is located in Texas County, Missouri.
The positive test resulted in a voluntary quarantine of the horse’s premises.
The horse, which has survived, was vaccinated prior to showing neurologic signs.
The horses are located in Weber and Utah counties.
The horse’s vaccinations were not current.
All were either unvaccinated or undervaccinated.
The case marks the state’s 14th Eastern equine encephalomyelitis case for 2020.
The 6-year-old mare was humanely euthanized.
TAHC officials are working with the local veterinarian and the horse’s owner to mitigate the disease’s spread.
Vitiligo results in depigmentation of a horse’s skin and might be related to stress or a nutritional deficiency. Research into the condition is limited. Here’s what we know.
To ensure your horse stays hydrated, provide him with fresh, clean, clear water at appropriate drinking temperatures. Here’s how.
Study: Horses stalled on nonedible bedding ‘rebounded’ during the day, consuming their daytime rations faster with fewer pauses than horses living on straw.
The case marks the state’s first case for 2020.
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