Large strongyles, small strongyles, ascarids, tapeworms, pinworms, bots, and threadworms are common internal parasites that infect horses. In adult horses, small strongyles and tapeworms are the largest concerns. Can you get parasites from horses? Transmission: Infected horses can transmit the Read more…
Pinworms are species-specific. The pinworms from one animal species cannot infect another species. People can get pinworms, but these pinworms come from other people. People cannot become infected by horse pinworms, nor pinworms from any other animal species. Can animals Read more…
Sometimes migrating tapeworm segments (proglottids) of either species can be observed in the feces of healthy horses. This is generally not observed for the other two species. None of the three species can infect other animals or humans. Similarly, horses Read more…
A source of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, horse manure may also contain pathogens (including E. coli) that can be hazardous to human health. When manure is not managed properly, these contaminants can make their way into our water Read more…
Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular parasite, is an important pathogen of warm-blooded animals, including horses. Can you get toxoplasmosis from horses? Infection of T. gondii is subclinical in horses, atypical clinical signs includes fever, ataxia, retinal degeneration and encephalomyelitis, and Read more…
Small strongyles (cyathostomes) are the most common internal parasite of horses. They differ from large strongyles in several ways. First, small strongyles do not migrate through tissues like large strongyles do. What is the most damaging parasite to horses? Large Read more…
The signs of parasitism are common among different parasites infecting the horse and include: Weight loss. Dull, rough hair coat. Potbelly. Decreased stamina or lethargy. Coughing. Diarrhea. Colic. Tail rubbing. What are symptoms of parasites in horses? Common signs of Read more…
A Cobb-Douglas production expresses the quantity Q of output as a function of capital K, and labor L. An example is Q=2K^{0.4}L^{0.6}. The exponents of each factor represent the share of an increase in Q attributable to that factor. How Read more…
concave. If our f(x, y) = cxayb exhibits constant or decreasing return to scale (CRS or DRS), that is a + b ≤ 1, then clearly a ≤ 0, b ≤ 0, and we have thus the Cobb-Douglas function is Read more…
It’s unusual but not unheard of to actually see worms passed in the horses droppings. Any that are shed after worming can’t survive outside the body and are not a reinfection threat to horses grazing the pasture. How long after Read more…