by wickens carissa | Mar 4, 2022
Carissa Wickens, UF Department of Animal Sciences, and Carol Vasco, Post-doctoral Fellow, Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences Forages in the Horse’s Diet Forage is an essential component in the diet of horses. Hay or pasture should comprise at least...
by wickens carissa | Aug 27, 2021
Dr. Carissa Wickens, UF/IFAS, Department of Animal Sciences and Dr. Nettie Liburt, Mars Horsecare, BUCKEYE™ Nutrition Donkeys evolved in desert areas and were well adapted to grazing poor-quality forages. Ancestors of donkeys consumed high fiber,...
by wickens carissa | Mar 19, 2021
Carissa Wickens, University of Florida, and Camie Heleski, University of Kentucky – Introduction Stereotypic behaviors are defined as repetitive, relatively unvarying patterns of behavior with no obvious goal or function. A horse that displays stereotypic...
