African horse sickness is a dreaded, non-contagious, vector-borne disease with the potential to kill 50% to 95% of affected horses.
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Barefoot and unrestricted hooves allow the frog and sole to make direct contact with the ground and pump fresh blood through the coriums of the hoof, supporting hoof tissue and encouraging health.
Top tips for hoof health are nutrition, a dry environment and balanced hoof care.
We don't mean to brag - but during the pandemic we've stepped up in a BIG way to make certain the equine industry's needs are heard and met.
Vesicular stomatitis is a viral disease of horses and other animals and the infection results in blisters, crusts, and ulceration of the lips, muzzle, nose, tongue, ears, sheath, teats, and/or coronary band.
Horses become accidental hosts when they ingest feed or water contaminated with opossum feces containing these sporocysts.
Learn about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease also known as heaves which is similar to asthma in humans, the causes of the disease, and the steps horse owners can take to prevent and treat the disease.
âTo obtain a better understanding of how increased costs have affected horse handlers, survey participants were asked to identify areas in which costs of horse keeping had increased the most.â
Vaccines have side effects due to the immune stimulation they have to create, most of which are mild and transient, but it's important to be able to distinguish between minor side effects and those reactions that warrant a call to your veterinarian.