The gene responsible for dwarfism in Miniature Horses is called the aggrecan gene (ACAN). DNA testing for 4 mutations of the gene is being offered at the University of Kentucky Animal Testing and Research Laboratory. The mutations were found by a PhD student, John Eberth, at the UK Gluck Equine Research Center. John is studying […]
A horse’s ears are amazing. It isn’t necessary for a horse to turn his/her head towards a sound, s/he can turn the ears to pick it up. You can tell a horse’s mood by the ears – anger, fear, curiosity, friendliness and so on. The structure of the equine ear includes the ear flap (pinna), […]
Ray Smith, PhD, professor and forage extension specialist at the University of Kentucky, in a publication when at Virginia Tech University that he helped author, stated that the concentration of moisture in hay contributes to the microbial activity leading to hay fires. Smith further stated that before baling, hay should be cured to the proper […]
