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Zedonk Foal Turns Heads at Georgia Wildlife Preserve (photo)

Zedonk Foal Turns Heads at Georgia Wildlife Preserve

What do you get when you cross a zebra and a donkey? One interesting story. Although it might sound more like a joke than an actual event, one such zebra-donkey hybrid (known as a zedonk) was born last week at a wildlife preserve in ... ... Read more

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Ask The Vet Disinfecting a Rented Stall Q:I show during the spring and summer season and wanted to know how I can safeguard my horse before putting him in a wooden, concrete or metal stall that could have contained a sick horse the weekend before - without burning his lungs from dousing the stall with bleach? A: Cleaning is most important so being sure all left over bedding is removed is the first step, then physically scrubbing stall surfaces with soap and water followed by rinsing will remove about 90 to 95% percent of the bacteria and viruses. However the only way to inactivate the other 5 to 10% of the disease agents not removed by cleaning alone is with a disinfectant... Read more...	Current Issue Spotlight World Equestrian Games Preview Think of the biggest sporting events in the United States, and which ones come to mind? The Super Bowl, of course. The Kentucky Derby. Two months from now, for the first time in history, the United States will host a 16-day sporting extravaganza that will command more than six hours of network television airtime and bring together athletes from 60 nations. It's the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), an eight-discipline equestrian world championships starting Sept. 25. Continue reading... Also in the July issue ... • Foot Abscesses • Pigeon Fever • Lyme Disease: Facts and Fallacies • Feed and Forage Analysis Save over 60% on The Horse! Buy this issue now!
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