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Rain, Rain Go Away! Treating Rain scald and Mud Fever

Rain, Rain Go Away! Treating Rain scald and Mud Fever

Rain, rain go away!Anyone else's horse currently experiencing the wrath of rain scald? Rain Scald and Mud Fever are caused by a bacteria called Dermatophilus Congolensis, which often occurs in horses exposed to wet and muddy conditions for extended periods (like most of us are experiencing right now!) Rain Scald is contagious and can spread from horse to horse through direct contact or from sharing rugs, tack and brushes. If your horse is suffering from rain scald our secret tip is to use a combination of Paraffin Oil and a medicated shampoo. The key to eliminating rain scald is to...

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The Dangers of Crofton Weed: Know What to Look For

The Dangers of Crofton Weed: Know What to Look For

Crofton weed is a rapid spreading weed that has become a nuisance in many areas along the east coast of Australia. Once established, seedlings tolerate shade and grow rapidly. In this way, small infestations of Crofton weed rapidly increase in size unless controlled. All parts of the Crofton weed are extremely toxic to horses when ingested. The toxic compound is A. adenophora. Crofton weeds are very palatable to horses and often horses prefer to graze on the weed rather than other forage in their paddock. When ingested over a period the toxin builds up in the horse’s system and symptoms...

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Understanding and Managing Equine Itch

Understanding and Managing Equine Itch
Dealing with itchy horses (also known as Itch, Sweet Itch or Queensland Itch) can be a frustrating and exhaustive task for horse owners. Understanding what itch is and what causes it is the first step to tackling it and managing the symptoms.

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Keep Your Chooks Cool This Summer

Keep Your Chooks Cool This Summer

With the temperatures currently skyrocketing are your chickens in need of some extra TLC? Barastoc Poultry have put together some handy information for chicken owners to help you keep your chickens safe and healthy during summer. Chickens feel the full brunt of summer when temperatures start going outside their ideal ambient temperature of 18-25 degrees Celsius, the other element that amplifies the severity of their heat tolerance is humidity. The combination of high temperatures plus high air humidity will increase your bird’s discomfort and chances of heat stress. Unlike humans, chickens don’t have the ability to sweat and therefore have...

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Let's Talk Big Head & Calcium Deficiencies!

Let's Talk Big Head & Calcium Deficiencies!

The condition 'bighead' was first diagnosed in Australian horses grazing subtropical pastures in 1974. Since then it has been widely recognised in horses grazing buffel, pangola, setaria, kikuyu, green panic, guinea and signal grass. These tropical grasses, planted along the seaboards of Australia, contain oxalate - a chemical that significantly interferes with mineral utilisation by horses. In bighead-producing grasses the major portion of calcium is present as crystalline calcium-oxalate which is insoluble, making the calcium unavailable for absorption in the gut. Grasses with more than 0.5% oxalate are capable of inducing bighead. There are three clinical manifestations of the bighead...

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