All Blog Posts Tagged 'ticks' (3)

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - October 2, 2009

Happy October everyone – today I’ll be talking about antibiotic resistance in our equine friends, the bute battle and the problems wild poppies can cause. First though some positive news for those transporting horses into United States…



Equine babesiosis is an infectious disease caused in horses by several blood parasites, including Babesia caballi a parasite that is transmitted by ticks. Now a drug used to treat cattle and dogs for a blood parasite can completely eliminate the B.… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on October 2, 2009 at 7:25am — No Comments

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - September 11, 2009

Welcome to this week's science round-up. Some further stories this week about equine diseases, but also good news for owners whose horses suffer with the dermatitis condition, greasy heel.



Just the other week, this blog considered the problems that ticks can cause our equine friends, and now it’s been revealed that several horses in Ireland have been quarantined with a tick-borne… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on September 11, 2009 at 3:11pm — 3 Comments

Equine Science: Ticks & their Diseases - August 22, 2009

Welcome to a very different equine science blog this week. I’m currently on holiday so am unable to do a weekly news round up this week until Sunday August, 23. In the meantime, I thought I’d do a blog post about a condition and disease that is less well known: the effects of ticks on horses.



Ticks are external parasites of warm-blooded animals, such as horses, sheep and humans, that feed on blood to survive. They have… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on August 22, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

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