Pre-Purchase Exams
…that a decade ago, when equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) was spreading and little understood, some veterinarians responded to clients’ concerns by performing spinal taps to test horses’ spinal fluid for…
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Around the Barn: 11/02
…least 50% of horses may be infested with tapeworms. If your horse has access to pasture during the year, odds are he has tapeworms. Tapeworms have intermediate hosts that are…
Reader Letters – April 2012
…now in their third season of use, since she used this tape to secure the tears. John Surzler,? Michigan GORILLA TAPE FOR BLANKETS I used to use duct tape for…
Focus Your Deworming Efforts
…the season should target bots and tapes. • Alternatively, the horse may be dewormed with a comprehensive product, including bots (not detectable on fecal) and tapeworms twice a year, with…
New Product For Tapeworm Control
…to be labeled for use against equine tapes. This is no longer the case. The FDA has approved Farnam’s pyrantel pamoate-based dewormer, TapeCare Plus ($10). This product uses a 13.2…
Equine Protozoal Myleoencephalitis
…tap to draw some spinal fluid which was sent to University of Kentucky, Equine Parasitology where extensive testing was being done on EPM. Although there was no definitive test for…
Measure Your Horse’s Mouth for Proper Bit Sizing
…5 inches.) 2. Wrap a strip of red tape between the 1/2- and 1 inch marks at each end. Then wrap a strip of yellow tape between the 1- and…
Electric Fence Offers Affordability And Safety
…Instead, the newer poly-enhanced tapes, ropes, braids and cords are safer choices. Most poly tapes are woven with strands of polyethylene into mesh. Twisted-rope products are also usually made with…
When Resistance Is A Good Thing
…recommended to help with reactions. Antihistamines are much less effective when given after a reaction has started, so these too should be given before (or simultaneous with) the deworming. Tapeworms.Tapeworms…
Married with Horses: For the Love of Cows
| © Andy Myer Tap, tap, tap, “OUCH!” Tap, tap, tap, “OUCH!” The tapping and the ouching came from our front yard, and I knew the voice all too well….