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...
by Jennifer Bearden | Mar 5, 2021
Burweed I don’t know about you, but I am fighting some bothersome winter weeds this season. In high traffic areas around my barn, I have developed a lawn burweed (Soliva sessilis) issue. Lawn burweed, also called spurweed, is a low growing winter annual that...
by Ann Blount | Jan 29, 2021
Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist, João Bittar, UF/CVM Extension Beef Veterinarian, Adam Stern-UF/CVM Veterinary Forensic Pathologist, and Evie Blount, UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County 4-H Agent – Livestock producers beware! Especially during the...
by Saundra TenBroeck | Jan 15, 2021
– Saundra TenBroeck, UF/IFAS Equine Specialist Like many other horse related topics, the question: “Should I blanket my horse?” warrants the answer “It depends”. Though Florida does not have the sustained extreme cold temperatures seen in northern climates, we...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 15, 2021
This week’s featured video was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) to share the history of the Florida Cracker Horse. While much has been shared about the fact that cattle were first introduced to North America in...