Dr. William B. Ley, DVM, MS, DACT

09/12/2023

Looks to be a great concept

The TrouchSaver offers crystal clear water in a clean trough or stock tank every day for your horses or livestock. Easy to clean and replace trough liners.

08/03/2023

A long neck and long hind limbs may be signs that a horse carries the gene variant that causes fragile foal syndrome, according to a study presented at the 2023 Equine Science Society Symposium. Researchers at the Brooks Equine Genetics Lab at the University of Florida used artificial intelligence t...

04/05/2023

Indigenous oral histories and archaeological evidence are rewriting the story of how horses came to the American West.

04/05/2023

While humans, dogs, horses, mice, squirrels, raccoons and other species can become infected with Lyme disease, deer are considered

03/06/2023

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The Food and Drug Administration is reminding stakeholders that certain over-the-counter antimicrobial products for animals are transitioning to prescription status, starting June 11.

03/02/2023

Field studies indicate that the percentage of total motility is the best correlation with fertility in stallions. BUT this does not necessarily translate into post thaw fertility when using cryopreserved stallion semen.

Though all factors affecting s***m motility remain unclear, researchers investigating semen proteomes have gathered positive early results.

03/02/2023

The ill-legitimate use will cause the legimate to become illegal.

The FDA issued an import alert for xylazine and will scrutinize shipments more closely and detain shipments that are not properly labeled for legitimate veterinary use. The Drug Enforcement Administration has started the process to tighten regulation of the veterinary tranquilizer, which has been fo...

02/07/2023

The FDA is closing a loophole in the Veterinary Feed Directive by encouraging makers of medically important antimicrobials to withdraw the products from over-the-counter sales channels. Livestock producers will be required to obtain a prescription for the drugs from a licensed veterinarian, which wi...

12/13/2022

The researchers found among 271 horses tested, 25.5% were positive for Anaplasma phagocytophilum antibodies, indicating exposure. And seventy seven percent (77.1%) of horses tested were positive for the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Lymes Disease) also indicating exposure.

Both A phagocytophilum and B burgdorferi are important tick-borne infections. The study provides prevalence data for both A phagocytophilum and B burgdorferi and compares test performance. For serologic detection, IFA detected antibodies to A phagocytophilum in a higher proportion (41.3%) of horses....

09/21/2022

Cucumber Seeds

Cucumber seeds have been used as an all-natural treatment to remove tapeworms within the digestive tract. The powder of cucumber seeds can be used to treat tapeworms but also consumed even if you do not have a parasite, as a preventative measure.

That is because cucumbers are of course are also a vegetable. They are effective due to enzymes within the cucumber and seeds that kill tapeworms. Look for heirloom cucumber seeds, grind into a powder and add 1 tsp. to a smoothie daily during your cleanse.

These natural remedies fight parasites lurking in your body.