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There is an increasing amount of research into the power of plants, and with concern with the overuse of medicines including anthelmintics future parasite control from plant origins is of key importance. An article in Veterinary Parasitology “An evidence-based approach to the evaluation of ethnoveterinary medicines against stronglye nematodes of

The Mouth A grazing horse will average 60,000 jaw sweeps per day. With stabled horses this is greatly reduced. A 500kg horse will take an average of 3400 jaw sweeps and 40 minutes to consume 1kg of hay. Ponies can take up to twice as long. Food texture dramatically influences

To understand the nutritional needs of horses, we first need to understand the digestive system; its structures and its differences from other herbivorous animals particularly cows. Why do we need this comparison? Because many pastures and hay/haylage producing are managed with meat and milk production in mind. The horse’s digestive

Self-selection, also termed ‘self-medication’ is an animals innate ability to choose what they need in their diet to rebalance their body systems. This could be to rebalance their gut bacteria, help ease the pain of aching muscles or joints, help with skin conditions, or even help with what we humans call ‘behavioural’ issues.