The horse liver is an organ that is usually described as part of the digestive system but its functions extend far beyond that. It is estimated that the equine liver performs in the neighbourhood of 500 distinct functions. The liver is classified as both an organ and a gland and Read more…
Cattle and pigs have well-lobated and well-lobulated lungs; sheep and goats have well-lobated but poorly lobulated lungs; horses have both poorly lobated and poorly lobulated lungs and resemble human lungs; finally, dogs and cats have well-lobated but not well-lobulated lungs. What animals have a lobed lungs? Lobation varies greatly among Read more…
At present, in veterinary anatomy, the horse lung is divided into the cranial and caudal lobes by the cardiac notch on either side. In addition to these lobes, in the right lung, the accessory lobe is present. How many lobes does a horse lung have? Lobation varies greatly among species: Read more…
Lobation varies greatly among species: the horse has a single right lobe and a single left lobe; the human has two lobes on the left and three on the right; the monkey, dog, cat, and raccoon have three left lobes and four right lobes; and the mouse, rat, and hamster Read more…
According to the National Research Council (NRC 2007), the iron requirement for a mature horse is 40 mg/kg of diet or 400 mg per day. This is increased to 50 mg/kg of diet or 500 mg per day for growing foals and lactating mares. Does my horse need an iron Read more…
Streptococcus equi, also known as “strangles,” is a bacterial infection that can result in severe enlargement of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes. This type of swelling may be seen and felt just behind the mandible. Horses with strangles will run a fever and may develop thick nasal discharge. Why does my Read more…
between 28 and 44 beats per minute. A horse’s heart rate at rest is normally between 28 and 44 beats per minute. What is the resting heartbeat of a horse? 28 to 40 beats per minuteNormal adult horses have a heart rate of 28 to 40 beats per minute. Newborn Read more…
Hand gallop means the horse is still “in hand” or in control. Lengthening the stride and slightly increasing the speed is what you’re shooting for. “Look at it this way,” Todd says. “A canter is 10 mph. The hand gallop is about 14 to 16 mph. What is a hand Read more…
What are Likits made of? Click to view answer. A. Our Likits are made from human food grade raw materials, namely glucose, dextrose monohydrate, natural colours, natural and artificial flavourings and Potassium Sorbate (a preservative). Are Likits full of sugar? The average sugar content of Likits is 80% so at Read more…
Whole flax seeds can be fed without any cyanide production because the acid in the stomach will denature the enzymes. Whole flaxseeds are chewed by the horse fairly effectively and may have some effect on keeping the digesta in the tract moving well, as the pectins in the flax form Read more…