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Horse Owners: Beware of Botulism During Winter Feeding of Horses
Once botulism toxins enter the horse's system, the incubation period is from 24 hours to several days and the toxins reproduce repeatedly and rapidly in the gut of the animal soon blocking the connections between the nerves and the muscles.
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Research Points To Better Practices in Hoof Care for Horses
Research on human nails carried out by experts in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at The University of Nottingham can be applied to horses and conditions associated with their hooves which can be life threatening.
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Scoops Measure Volume, Not Weight: A Reminder from Dr. Getty
...since the stomach is relatively small, it can only process a small amount of food at a time, so supplemental meal size should be limited to no more than 4 lbs (1.8 kg) for an 1100 lb (500 kg) horse.
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Developing the Sport Horse Part 3 - LEGS! Common Injuries and How We Treat Them
Every year riders are plagued with limb injuries to their equine partners. Sometimes this is a small blip in the training schedule; other times it spells the end of a competitive season.
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What Horse Owners Should Know About Round Worms
It is very important to do stool sample examinations on young horses to see how well roundworms are being controlled, because resistance in roundworms to Ivermectin has been demonstrated.
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Bayer HealthCare and EQUUS Magazine Hosting Webinar on Equine Protozoal Myelocencephalitis
Join Bayer HealthCare and EQUUS Magazine at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, October 30, for a webinar with noted veterinarians Steve Reed and James Little about the current thoughts on Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis.
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Six Tips to Keep Horses Healthy as Cold Weather Arrives
When horses and other animals become wet as the result of winter storms, they experience not only an increased energy demand, but the potential for hypothermia also becomes a concern.
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Preparing for Winter
Horses enjoy cold weather and the relaxation that winter brings, but it takes more than hay to keep them healthy during the colder months.
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Timely Suggestions for Keeping Horse Pastures Safe as Fall Arrives
Fall weather means changing conditions in pastures and horse owners are urged to make sure their pastures are clear of excess leaves and toxic plants that may endanger horse health.
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2014 Equine West Nile Virus Update: Fourteen Confirmed Equine Cases in California
Clinical signs of West Nile Virus may cause a wide range of clinical illness ranging from mildâ flu-likeâ signs to encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) that may be fatal to both humans and horses.