According to reports the early-autumn blizzard killed as many as 80,000 head of cattle making it South Dakota's worst economic disaster in decades.
Equine Guelph offers their October Colic Prevention Tip: Feed good quality feedstuff: As quality decreases (i.e. mature hay), it becomes 'more stemmy' and less digestible which can lead to impaction in the large intestine.
The AHC Welfare Code of Practice is a broad set of principles designed to establish good welfare procedures for organizations to follow to âPut the Horse First.â
This free webcast on October 15, 2013, will highlight special considerations for winter horse care including forage quality and forage alternatives, changes in exercise routines, clipping and blanketing.
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.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is a leader among other states when situations occur which threaten the equine industry and they are vigilant in sounding alerts when cases of infectious diseases such as West Nile virus and equine encephalomyelitis
Effective pasture and horse management in the fall can have a big impact on the success of your pastures next spring and through the winter months.
For the second time, a San Diego reining trainer is being accused of causing the death of a horse he had in training at the River Valley Ranch near the San Diego-Mexico border as local horse enthusiasts are up in arms about the deaths of the two horses.
The FEI Bureau has approved changes to the FEI Equine Prohibited Substances List proposed by the FEI List Group which becomes effective on January 1, 2014.
EQUISUL-SDT is the only sulfadiazine/trimethoprim product for horses to be tested according to modern FDA requirements for the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections in horses caused by susceptible strains of Streptococcus equi.