Plant Poisoning of Horses
TABLE 18–1 Mechanically Injurious Plantsa Common Name Scientific Name Burdock bristles Arctium spp. Three awn grasses Aristida spp. Oat awns Avena sativa Sand burrs Cenchrus spp. Thistles Cirsium spp. Foxtail…
Diet Evaluation, Formulation, and Preparation for Horses
As the fiber content of a feed increases, its digestible energy, as well as its protein and dry matter digestibility, decrease. Because of this, a relatively good estimate of a…
Minimizing Horse Feeding Costs
DETERMINING LEAST-COST FEED Determining the least-cost feed is one of the most beneficial ways to decrease feeding costs. To determine the least-cost feedstuff, the costs of the major ingredient of…
HARVESTED FEEDS FOR HORSES
Fig. 4–2. Grass hay. Note the fine stems, long leaves, and heads (below and to the right of the thumb), which distinguish it from legumes. Fig. 4–3. Oat hay. Note…
General Horse Care Management Practices
of an inch) (A). Both live in the large intestine and cause damage which may result in colic, diarrhea, and poor condition. Their eggs are passed in the feces and…
Mare and Foal Care at Foaling
Signs and Stages Usual Time of Occurrence Distended udder (minimal in many maiden mares) 2–4 weeks before foaling Dropping of the abdomen (more with age), followed by relaxation evident on…
Growing Horse Feeding and Care
Sufficient forage should be fed to make up the difference between the horses’ dietary energy needs, as given in Appendix Tables 4, and that provided by the grain mix. This…
Broodmare Feeding and Care
FEEDING BROODMARES Mares are classified as maiden (never bred), as barren (never pregnant), pregnant or in foal, and as lactating. Their nutritional needs can be met using the two feeding…
Feed-Related Poisonings of Horses
A diagnosis of mycotoxin poisoning, like any feed-related poisoning, can be made by either reproducing the disease by feeding the suspected feed to other healthy animals, or by identifying from…
Developmental Orthopedic Diseases in Horses
Fig. 16–2. Midline deviation of the foal’s knees and enlargement of the distal radial growth plates just above the knees. Wobblers Syndrome Swelling of the growth plates of the vertebrae…
