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Excerpt from the 18th Kentucky Equine Research Conference Proceedings: Modern Feeding Management for Healthy and Compromised Horses, 2012
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Diagnosing Strongyle Infection by Lipidomic Analysis
...detecting parasite infestation is labor-intensive and can have low diagnostic sensitivity. Several other methods are used but no way has yet been developed to detect all important equine parasites in...
Diagnosis and Treatment of Subchondral Cystic Lesions in Horses
Subchondral cystic lesions, also called bone cysts, are abnormalities of bones and joints that may or may not cause lameness. They can occur in multiple sites in horses. These lesions...
Equine Identification
...smooth, there is some chance the chip could move from the injection site, especially if it is implanted in muscle tissue as was fairly common in past years. Modern transponders...
Fungus Controls Small Strongyle Larvae in Horses
...groups. Fecal parasite egg counts were made for each horse daily during the treatment period and for five days following treatment. Small strongyle eggs were the most common parasite eggs...
How Many Horses Per Pasture?
...dirt washes into streams and ponds. Overstocking can also put horses at a higher risk for encountering parasite larvae in the pasture. Normally, horses with plenty of open space will...
Nutritional Factors in Equine Colic
...out. Common sites of impaction include the pelvic flexure of the large colon, the transverse colon, and the cecum. All three sites are areas of abrupt change in the diameter...
Five Common Horse Pasture Pitfalls
...sand ingestion, such as feeding hay in nets or feeders that are off the ground or providing psyllium either with or without magnesium sulfate. 3. Parasite overload. Although horses usually...
Foal Heat Diarrhea Studied
...manure, bacterial infection, parasite infestation—have been advanced. Opinions differ as to whether the diarrhea (also known as “scours”) should be seen as an illness or just as a normal phase...
Food for Thought: Details of the Equine Digestive Tract
...site of problems ranging from the slightly troublesome to the deadly serious. An understanding of the structure and function of each section of the system can help horse owners keep...
Grazing Multiple Species
...to even out consumption and cut down on the need for frequent mowing of fields. Taking horses off a field will tend to lower the parasite burden in that field,...
Hay Selection for Horses
...baling. The opposite is often true with legumes, and these hays sometimes have an abundance of stems and few leaves. This usually means that the leaves came off during baling...
Horse Management: Beyond the Basics
...discomfort. A dental exam should be done once or twice a year for mature horses, and more often in young horses as the permanent teeth replace deciduous teeth. Parasite control....
Feeding Your Horse for Show Ring Success
...care and parasite control so your horse gets the most out of its feed. It’s no use spending a lot on fancy feed if the horse can’t chew effectively or...
Nutrient Digestibility in Horses: Does It Change with Age?
...addition, horses with chronic parasite problems could have scarred tissue along the digestive tract, reducing function. A horse recovering from heavy parasite loads may need smaller, more frequent meals with...