Horses contract the disease through an open wound or fly bite, with bacteria entering through these abrasions or wounds and, sometimes, mucous membranes. In 2008, an Oregon veterinarian who was treating horses with pigeon fever contracted the bacteria. How do horses get bacterial infections? Horses are most often infected through Read more…
An Edema can often occur when horses are stood still for long periods of time such as when stabled and when travelling. However they may also occur due to trauma, allergic reaction and infections. What causes edema in horses? Malignant edema is a disease in which there is a severe, Read more…
The outstanding ASB online database contains the records of over 860,000 horses, which includes every Australian foal born since 1972. How many racehorse owners are there in Australia? 82,600 racehorse ownersFigures from Racing Australia suggest there are approximately 159,000 individuals involved in thoroughbred racing nationally, including over 82,600 racehorse owners, Read more…
That said, medically speaking, there is no reason to delay castration in most situations. Choosing the best time to geld your colt is a fine line between a horse that is too young and too developed. The most common time to geld a colt is between six and twelve months Read more…
Linseed Mash is intended for horses and ponies of all ages and work levels. This mash is meant to help increase water intake and act as a carrier for other feeds and supplements. Mad Barn’s Feed Bank provides nutritional profiles on +3,000 forages, feeds and supplements used in the equine Read more…
Barley is a palatable, nutritious and good cereal grain for horses. It is a traditional cereal for a horse’s diet. Barley should not be fed whole, but can be fed cracked, rolled, cut, steam flaked, boiled or micronised. Do you have to soak barley for horses? Just cook them with Read more…
Horse can consume 0.5 kg/100 kg LW of fresh fodder beets. Can horses have fodder beet? Horses have successfully utilized beet pulp as a portion of their diets for many years, and recently more feed companies have incorporated beet pulp into their commercial feeds due to its high soluble and Read more…
To combat rising stomach acid, we can look at adding something to your horse’s diet that acts as a buffer. An acid buffer is a product that is able to raise the pH of the stomach contents, i.e., make it less acidic/less damaging. One of the most common acid buffers Read more…
Chickpeas are rarely included in horse diets but can be fed as a protein and energy supplement in much the same way lupins or faba beans are used. The protein is of moderate to good quality with good concentrations of the essential amino acid lysine. They may however be too Read more…
Inflammation. There are concerns that soy consumption could result in inflammatory effects due to the relatively high ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids. Is soy inflammatory to horses? Soy is a primary source of omega-6 fatty acids. While these fatty acids are important for horses, too much omega-6 in Read more…