Horse Tales: 13 Hands Equine Rescue

Recently in a conversation with my friend and horse trimmer, I mentioned wanting to get a companion for our 20-year-old (young) mare, Morgan. She recommended I contact 13 Hands Equine Rescue, a farm located in Clinton Corners, Dutchess Co., NY, to see if they might have a suitable companion. We discussed the options: another small horse

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by Sally Colby

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Calving is covered in classrooms but there’s nothing like real-life initiation. Veterinarian Lisa Freeze thinks of calving as more of an art than a sc...

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Courtney Llewellyn

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Swine success is never simple. Every season serves a new set of stressors. Fall feels friendly with crisp air and steady gains. Summer, however, sizzl...

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Protecting livestock farms from cybercrime pt. 2

by Sally Colby Part 2: Preventing cyberthreats

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Part 2: Preventing cyberthreats The internet was first hailed as a tool for open information and operability. No one suspected the potential for nefar...

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The silent saboteurs: Prevent trace mineral deficiencies & boost herd health & production

by Jazlyn Hoadley & Andrew Magnuson, SUNY Cobleskill

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High production dairy cows are metabolic athletes with unique nutritional challenges that producers must be aware of to maintain herd health, trace mi...