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Horse Health
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Best Practices in Cold Weather Horse Care
Since horses acclimated to cold temperatures often prefer and are better off outdoors, the Minnesota Pet and Companion Animal Welfare Act has suggestions for horse owners where cold winters are the norm.
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Basic Farriery: No Hoof No Horse
There are three important aspects of farriery used to keep the horse sound, beginning with the appropriate foot trim, along with the correct size and placement of the horseshoe.
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Ten Tips for Better Horse Hoof Health
These ten tips will help you as a horse owner, caregiver, develop the skills to maintain your horse's feet with occasional support by a professional farrier.
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PennState Extention Offering Free Webinar - Changes to Antibiotic Access in the Horse Industry 2023
If you have questions on what to expect and how this will affect any antibiotic medication you currently give your horses, visit this informative virtual session to learn more.
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Warm Early Spring Means Early Eastern Tent Caterpillar Egg Hatch
Eastern tent caterpillar prefers to feed on cherry, crabapple, maple and apple trees, and receive their name from the silken tents they build ;to protect them from predators and parasitoids.
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Vaccination Aiming for Optimal Immunity for Horses
Vaccination is important but it can't be the whole disease control program; therefore, vaccination plans must be implemented alongside infection control and biosecurity practices.
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International Equine Infectious Disease Report - 3rd & 4th Quarters 2022
Quarterly international infectious disease reports contain a concise report on major infectious diseases throughout the equine world.
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Advances in Imaging of Equine Distal Limbs
The content of this virtual issue represents an amazing amount of new knowledge that with no doubt will contribute to improve equine welfare and safety.
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Veterinarian Perspectives from the Birthing Barn: Part 2
45 minutes to an hour is usually the average time for the delivery of a foal and the main thing here is making sure the mare continues to make noticeable progress.
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Veterinarian Perspectives from the Birthing Barn: Part 1
There is nothing better than a safe delivery and healthy foal, calf, kid or lamb.