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Management Tips for Horse Owners that Can Favorably Affect the Environment
“Environmental stewardship is the responsibility for environmental quality shared by all those whose actions affect the environment.”(1) A more sustainable future hinges upon environmental stewardship. There are approximately 4 million horses in the United States (2). Everyone in the horse industry, from... Read More
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Vitamin A and Equine Health
Is your horse getting enough Vitamin A? This vitamin is important in vision and in the maintenance of cells that line the reproductive, digestive, and respiratory tracts. Vitamin A is also important in processes involved in bone remodeling in young, growing horses. What’s more, Vitamin A is necessary for collagen synthesis and cross-linking,... Read More
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No hoof – no horse
No hoof – no horse is a commonly heard adage for a good reason because a horse’s usability is severely limited when hoof health is poor. Equine hoof health is directly linked to a horse’s nutritional status . Suboptimal energy intake during periods of malnourishment not only affects all bodily functions, but it also influences normal hoof development.... Read More
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Looking for Clues about Equine Health
The bacterial population in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals directly affects energy metabolism, digestive capability, development of the gut immune system, and disease. This is especially true in horses, animals that rely upon bacteria to ferment roughages into useful sources of nutrition. A better understanding of the equine gut microbial... Read More
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Some Horses Eat the Strangest Things
Feeding Adequate Amounts of High-Quality Hay Can Help Alleviate Pica in Horses
Horses with pica have the propensity to lick, mouth, or even eat unusual substances that have little or no nutritional value. Some of the most common forms of pica in horses include ingestion of feces, sand or dirt, chewing and ingesting wood, and mane and tail chewing.... Read More
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