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Using Mature Hay for Bedding: Potential for Tall Fescue Toxicity
Ergovaline levels over 200 ppb (parts per billion) in mature hay can cause fescue toxicity in pregnant mares.
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Healthful Horse Barns
Consider these horse health and safety-oriented design aspects when building or renovating your barn.
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Restricted Equine Diets and Wood Shaving Consumption
If caloric intake is reduced, horses might seek alternative food sources to fulfill natural feeding behavior.
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Bedding Down the Senior Horse
January 29, 2013
How essential is stall bedding for a senior horse?... Read More
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Using Mature Hay for Bedding: Potential for Tall Fescue Toxicity
January 24, 2013
Ergovaline levels over 200 ppb (parts per billion) in mature hay can cause fescue toxicity in pregnant mares.... Read More
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Healthful Horse Barns
May 01, 2012
Consider these horse health and safety-oriented design aspects when building or renovating your barn.... Read More
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Restricted Equine Diets and Wood Shaving Consumption
April 06, 2012
If caloric intake is reduced, horses might seek alternative food sources to fulfill natural feeding behavior.... Read More
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Eliminating Ammonia
December 01, 2011
The products available to control ammonia buildup in barns boast a variety of forms and ingredients.... Read More
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Demystifying Mats and Bedding
September 01, 2011
Choosing the right mats and/or bedding for your barn will help keep horses comfortable and stalls clean.... Read More
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Green Horse Keeping
April 28, 2011
What environmentally friendly management practices might work for you and your farm? ... Read More
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U of I Extension Project Will Aid Horse Owners in Manure Management
March 14, 2011
University of Illinois (U of I) Extension has developed a new project that will provide horse owners in Lake, McHenry, and northern Cook, Ill., counties with an alternative to the traditional waste hauling service. ... Read More
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Barn Fire Prevention
February 01, 2011
Farm owners and managers can take certain steps to minimize the chances of a barn fire occurring.... Read More
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Winter Farm Care Checklist
January 01, 2011
Experts share their time-tested steps for cold weather readiness around the barn.... Read More
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Soaking Hay Can Lower Dust Concentrations
December 01, 2010
Wetting hay before feeding can significantly reduce the dust concentration in the horse's breathing zone.... Read More
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Mature Hay Bedding has Potential for Tall Fescue Toxicity
October 14, 2010
With budgets tight, a number of horse farm managers have reduced costs by using a hay harvest of overmature grass pastures for bedding. On the surface it makes sense to bed stalls with this stemmy hay. But be cautious when using it f... Read More
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Farm Safety Tips
September 01, 2010
How do you create the safest possible environment for your horses? First, remember you get what you pay for. When you equip your farm or pay board for your horse's living arrangements, investing in farm safety procedures can save a lot of expense... Read More
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Three Forms of Pigeon Fever in Horses
July 01, 2010
Infection caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (commonly known as pigeon fever or dryland distemper) assumes three forms: external abscesses, internal infection, and ulcerative lymphangitis (limb infection).... Read More
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Use Caution When Bedding Horses on Fescue
June 12, 2010
Tight budgets have caused several Central Kentucky horse farm managers to reduce straw bedding costs by harvesting overmature grass pastures and using the resulting stemmy hay as bedding. On the surface this practice might seem cost-... Read More
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Composting
May 01, 2010
Composting is an economical and efficient method for managing equine manure. Learn more with this free report.... Read More
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Consider Drainage when Selecting a Horse Barn Site
November 30, 2009
Want to see an example of less-than-stellar drainage? Check out your own horse barn. One of the most important concerns for a building site is water drainage, which includes water flowing to the building site as well as water moving away from the ... Read More
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Controlling Ammonia in Horse Stalls
October 17, 2009
One of the irritating compounds that can accumulate inside a horse barn is ammonia (NH3). High concentrations of ammonia in the air can irritate the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, and mouth and possibly increase the susceptibility o... Read More
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Study Shows Stall Cleaning Impacts Stable Air Quality
September 08, 2009
A change in your approach to horse stall cleaning might result in improved air quality in the stable, report researchers from Georg-August University of Guttingen, in Germany. Researchers measured the air quality in the stable with different bedding... Read More
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Dusty Air and Respiratory Problems
March 09, 2009
In addition to the risks viruses and bacteria pose to the horse, environmental exposure to particulates dispersed from feed, bedding, footing materials, and other sources (such as diesel exhaust) all can lead to IAD. Even small increases in aerodynam... Read More
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Shortage of Wood Bedding Ongoing, Could Intensify
January 09, 2009
The housing market downturn is affecting more than just developers and realtors. Some horse owners have a new challenge in locating adequate, affordable bedding for their animals. Jeannie Queen of Clear Vision Equine, based i... Read More
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Technology Allows Large-Scale Recycling of Horse Bedding Waste
July 23, 2008
Most horse owners wish they could wave a magic wand and get rid of the "manure mountain" on their property. A couple of Canadian entrepreneurs have developed technology that might erase mounds of used bedding, as well as generate a little green.... Read More
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Horse Sense Leads to New Recycling Initiative
June 14, 2008
Southeastern Michigan is the state's most populous region--for humans and for horses. According to a recent survey, Oakland has more horses than any other county--it is home to 6,900 of the state’s 155,000 equines. As more people and more... Read More
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Soiled Bedding Serves as a Vehicle for Drug Contamination
March 08, 2008
Cleanliness in the stall can equal cleanliness on the drug tests, especially when it comes to sport horses receiving therapeutic medications, according to results from a new project under development by French researchers. Presented at the... Read More
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Cost of Wood Shavings Increasing as Housing Market Falls
January 06, 2008
A downturn in the housing industry is being blamed for a shortage of equine shavings that has resulted in sharp price increases and changes in the methods some owners use to manage their horses. "The cost of shavings has increased by 70% in... Read More
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