Livestock First Aid and Safety

Livestock First Aid and Safety

Injured animals and animals under stress react differently than they do in normal circumstances. If you don’t work with livestock often, you may not completely understand how to keep yourself and animals safe in stressful situations, or how to provide first aid...
Equine Piroplasmosis

Equine Piroplasmosis

American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis Susan Ellis, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org What Is It and Why Should I Care? Equine Piroplasmosis is a protozoal blood parasite disease of equines such as horses, donkeys, mules and zebras. The parasites are usually transmitted...

What diseases of horses are reportable?

According to the USDA’s National Animal Health Reporting System (www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nahss/disease_status.htm#equine) the following horse diseases are reportable to state and/or federal animal health authorities. Individual states may require additional diseases to...