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Why do mares get moody?

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Gayle Hallowell, 23 February 2010 11:06

Horses reach puberty (the age they can conceive) between 12 and 24 months of age – fillies born late in the season may reach puberty at an earlier age than those born early. Most horses generally have reproductive cycles throughout the spring, summer and early autumn (called long-day seasonal breeders) but, for some, the cycles can be all year round.During ...

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How to avoid strangles

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Gayle Hallowell, 09 September 2009 16:28

The reason that strangles continues to be such a huge problem and spreads so rapidly is because people don’t always act responsibly and don’t do the simple things discussed in this article. Here are six key ways to help prevent strangles: 1) Be vigilant – identify and isolate sick horses until they can be examined by a vet. 2) Isolate ...

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What to do in the event of an outbreak of strangles

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Gayle Hallowell, 09 September 2009 16:16

A vet should be called immediately. The yard will then be isolated until the last case has been confirmed free of the infection. Diagnosis involves taking a swab from the top of the nasal passages or from a sample of fluid from the air-filled pouches. Because the bacteria is difficult to grow, vets can only say the horse is free ...

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How strangles spreads

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Gayle Hallowell, 09 September 2009 15:53

The bacteria is very hardy and lives in the environment on wood and in water troughs etc for six to eight weeks. It’s killed only by certain disinfectants – which include those containing povidone-iodine and chlorhexidene (Hibiscrub) – if left in contact for 90 minutes. It spreads in a number of ways: 1) Carrier horses – these horses show no ...

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How strangles is caused

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Gayle Hallowell, 09 September 2009 15:49

Strangles is one of the most common respiratory infections in the horse world; for instance, in Sweden, there are four cases of strangles for every case of equine flu. The disease can kill – research shows a one per cent mortality rate in simple cases – but it’s the complications that cause the trouble. Not only is your horse quarantined, ...

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