Horsehair worms are obligate parasites that pass through different hosts at various stages. These worms can grow up to 90 cm long and can be extremely dangerous for their host, especially the praying mantis. Chordodes formosanus Phylum: Nematomorpha Class: Gordioida Read more…
Examples of zoonotic pathogens that can be found in horse manure are Salmonella spp., strains of Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Giardia, Cryptosporidia, and Campylobacter spp. What diseases can you get from horse manure? Zoonotic Diseases & Horses Campylobacter. Campylobacter is Read more…
Parasites that live in our horse’s guts can lay millions of eggs per day. These are excreted in the dung and are what we look for in a worm egg count. How toxic is horse manure? Horse manure is biodegradable, Read more…
You can use manure onsite by spreading it as a fertilizer on an open area, pasture or field. You can also haul manure offsite for fertilizing or composting. Use caution when spreading manure on pastures grazed by horses. Don’t spread Read more…
Parasites that live in our horse’s guts can lay millions of eggs per day. These are excreted in the dung and are what we look for in a worm egg count. The eggs of redworm, roundworm and tapeworm, the ‘usual Read more…
Anthrax and glanders. Anthrax can infect virtually all animal species and can cause local carbuncles and pustules in humans from direct lesion contact along with pneumonia from inhalation of the infectious agent. Leptospirosis. Lyme disease. EGE and HGE. Equine encephalomyelitis. Read more…
As with human and pet waste, livestock and horse manure contains pathogens and nutrients. They can harm water resources including your own drinking water well or your neighbor’s. Is horse manure toxic? Horse manure is biodegradable, natural and contains no Read more…
They commonly swim or crawl about with a whip-like motion. Immature stages are parasites on insects or crustaceans living in or near water, or in moist soil. One species of horsehair worm lives in salt water and parasitizes crabs. Do Read more…
People often comment about seeing thousands of “baby flies” on horse manure at certain times of the year. Actually, baby flies are maggots. What do bot eggs look like on horses? In appearance, the adult botfly resembles a scrawny honeybee, Read more…
A fecal egg count test is a diagnostic test performed on a sample of your horse’s manure to identify the type and number of parasite eggs, lurking inside your horse. Fecal egg count tests primarily identify small strongyles (redworms) and Read more…