{"id":42,"date":"2015-12-18T21:49:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T21:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpnetwork.extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-06-03T09:29:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:29:39","slug":"horses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/resources\/horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Animal Health<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/livestock-pests-study-guide\/\">Livestock Pests Study Guide<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLivestock Pests Study Guide\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 16, 2020<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/west-nile-virus-protecting-your-horses-poster\/\">West Nile Virus: Protecting Your Horses (Poster)<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Nile Virus: Protecting Your Horses (PDF)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>January 23, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/yellow-foxtail-weed-it-out\/\">Yellow Foxtail &#8211; Weed it Out!<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are a number of plants, such as yellow foxtail (Setaria glauca), needle and thread grass (Stipa comata), foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum), squirreltail (Sitanion hystrix) and cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) that may cause mechanical injury to the oral tissues of grazing animals. Of these, yellow foxtail creates significant animal health problems and is commonly found in&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/west-nile-virus-and-horses\/\">West Nile Virus and Horses<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Nile virus West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease of birds that was first detected in the U.S. in 1999. It has steadily moved west and late in 2002 the disease was confirmed in 2 birds and 2 horses in Washington State. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have predicted that the West&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/mustards-a-concern-for-horse-owners\/\">Mustards A Concern for Horse Owners<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe WSU College of Veterinary Medicine Field Investigative Unit has found the ingestion of certain mustards and possibly other members of the Brassicas family is a concern for horse owners. \u00a0If mares consume these plants during late pregnancy they can cause a condition called Congenital Hypothyroid Dysmaturity Syndrome in foals. \u00a0The syndrome most often results&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/the-threat-of-foreign-animal-diseases-and-the-need-for-agriculture-biosecurity\/\">The Threat of Foreign Animal Diseases and The Need for Agriculture Biosecurity<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForeign animal diseases are not only a serious threat to American livestock and agriculture, but also to our nation\u2019s economy and security. A wide variety of devastating plant and animal pathogens exist outside of the U.S. Many of these agents could be accidentally or intentionally transported inside the U.S borders. The transportation of livestock and&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/preventing-navel-ill\/\">Preventing Navel Ill<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUsing iodine on the navel of any newborn farm animal is an important management practice for the prevention of navel ill. \u00a0The navel of the newborn is basically a hollow tube which leads directly into the abdominal cavity and liver of the animal. \u00a0It remains moist for several days after birth, making\u00a0\u00a0 it easy for&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 28, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resource Links (Animal Health)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vetextension.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Veterinary Medicine Extension<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/animals-livestock-and-pets\/animal-health\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/animals-livestock-and-pets\/animal-health\">Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Animal Health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hospital.vetmed.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Veterinary&nbsp;Teaching Hospital<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/https-pubs-extension-wsu-edu-fencing-considerations-for-livestock-owners\/\">Fencing Considerations For Livestock Owners<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFencing is an integral part of a livestock or equine operation. It is very important for the safety and welfare of animals and producers. Should it fail&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>September 5, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/practical-biosecurity-recommendations-for-farm-tour-hosts\/\">Practical Biosecurity Recommendations for Farm Tour Hosts<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPractical Biosecurity Recommendations for Farm Tour Hosts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>June 13, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/do-you-have-lousy-animals\/\">Do You Have Lousy Animals?<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs we enter the colder, darker, damper time of year, we will be re-visited by a pest from the past: lice. An annual problem, lice can affect animal health and farm profitability. Here is a short primer on this parasite. Species Specificity Lice are generally quite species specific\u00a0(Table 1). 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