Horsehair worms are also found in streams and ponds and in domestic water containers such as bird baths, swimming pools, backyard ponds and pet dishes. They may also be found on damp garden soil after a rain. The adult horsehair 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…
Healthy manure should have a glossy shine, indicating normal hydration, and forms neat, somewhat firm, balls. You should be able to break up the manure balls easily. If your horse’s manure is dull, dry or hard, he may be dehydrated, Read more…
Every farm manager will figure out the right schedule for their rotation, but in general, horses should be in a paddock for no longer than 7 days, because that is how long it takes for forage regrowth to begin after Read more…
Ideally, horse stalls should be cleaned every day and kept as clean as possible. Since horses often lie down in their stalls at night, this behavior means that if you are not keeping the stalls clean, horses could be lying Read more…
These bright red parasites are small strongyles, which have fast become one of the most troublesome parasitic worms in horses. Only two classes of chemicals are effective in killing them, so a swift change in your worming program may be Read more…
Which parasites does ivermectin control? Ivermectin is also effective at controlling external parasites such as lice, mites, ticks and the skin-dwelling larvae of Onchocerca. What is the most common parasite in horses? Small strongyles (cyathostomes) are the most common internal Read more…
They prefer to attach near the junction of the small intestine and the cecum. The cecum of the horse is equivalent to our appendix but is 6 to 8 inches wide and 4 to 5 feet long. Tapeworms damage the Read more…
Rest pasture for a minimum of three / six months The larvae are not ingested and die. It is worth noting than some larvae can last for long periods in the grass and a frost is required to kill them. Read more…
Cobb EMC is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperative. The company safely delivers reliable electricity to nearly 200,000 residential and commercial consumers in Cobb, Bartow, Cherokee, Fulton, and Paulding counties. How does Cobb EMC generate electricity? As a member of Green Read more…