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Tanis MacDonald, DVM mantains a blog that is both well-written and informative  and we are excited to be featuring many of her articles on our Horse Health section in the weeks and months to come.  She has a natural ability to take a seemingly complicated topic and break it down into easy to understand pieces suitable for equine enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels.  Today's article is Part Three of a series of posts in relation to the EHV-1 Virus so be sure to check back often!!Part Three - I am getting a ton of questions concerning disinfection procedures for the EHV-1 virus. People want to know how and what to use in their barns, trailers, equipment, etc to kill the virus.

Tanis MacDonald, DVM mantains a blog that is both well-written and informative and we are excited to be featuring many of her articles on our Horse Health section in the weeks and months to come.  She has a natural ability to take a seemingly complicated topic and break it down into easy to understand pieces suitable for equine enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels.  Today's article is Part Two of several articles in relation to the EHV-1 Virus so be sure to check back often!!(Part Two) EHV-1 is a virus. It is Equine Herpes Virus Type 1. It has been around in the US and Canada for a LONG time. It is NOTHING new. It is what is known as the “rhino virus” or “rhinopneuomitis” – they are the same thing. It is NOT a flu virus.

Tanis MacDonald, DVM mantains a blog that is both well-written and informative and we are excited to be featuring many of her articles on our Horse Health section in the weeks and months to come.  She has a natural ability to take a seemingly complicated topic and break it down into easy to understand pieces suitable for equine enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels.  Today's article is one of several parts in relation to the EHV-1 Virus so be sure to check back often!!(Part One) EHV-1 – What Do I Need To Know RIGHT NOW?For the purposes of this post right this moment, I am not going to get into a lot of scientific details about Equine Herpes Virus 1 (EHV-1) – you can find the science with a Google search. What I am going to give you the down-and-dirty version of how it works and what you need to know RIGHT NOW to prevent this in your barn.

Although feeding fat to horses has often been a topic of heavy debate, current research indicates that supplementing essential fatty acids to horses is not only useful, but may very well be a requirement. In fact, research indicates that feeding essential fatty acids (EFA's) for health promoting benefits can be justified for not only skin and hooves, but mental, digestive, reproductive, pulmonary and joint health, as well.