Horse slaughter is a fraught issue right now in the Canadian livestock sphere. The author writes that, while it has a role, traceability, transparency and humane handling must be in play.
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Canada’s slaughter horse industry lacks transparency
Slaughter for horses has a role, but traceability and humane handling must be in play
Ignoring growth plates sabotages young horse development
Training plans and workloads for young horses must match their skeletal development, even when they look physically mature from the outside
Young horse training plans and workloads must match their skeletal development. Failing to plan around growth plates can create lifelong physical problems.
World’s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo
Argentine polo authorities balk at arrival of gene-edited horses
Kheiron Biotech, an Argentine company, has bred gene-edited polo ponies and says gene-editing has the potential to revolutionize horse breeding.
Why your horse needs selenium
Public attention has shifted away from selenium management, but the trace mineral still an important health factor for horses to get in their diet
Public attention has shifted away from selenium management, but the trace mineral still an important health factor for horses to get in their diet.
Coffin bone rotation a misleading phrase
The coffin bone isn’t the thing moving wrong in coffin bone rotation, and that distinction matters when talking about laminitis in horse health
The coffin bone isn’t the thing moving in cases of coffin bone rotation; the horse’s hoof capsule is. The distinction matters when talking about laminitis and horse health.
Horse gut health helps prevent hoof cracks
Avoiding hoof cracks begins with giving your horse a diet that supports gut health, followed by good hoof care
Avoiding hoof cracks begins with giving your horse a diet that supports gut health, followed by good hoof care like proper trimming.
Horse-for-slaughter trial delayed
A Manitoba horse farm faces one charge based on a 2022 air shipment that animal rights group says was not compliant with livestock transportation rules
A Manitoba horse farm faces one charge based on a 2022 air shipment that animal rights goup says was not compliant with livestock transportation rules
Fibre in horse diets is more than food — it is habitat for an ecosystem
The fibre a horse eats is key to supporting healthy microbiology in the equine gut
The fibre a horse eats in their diet is key to supporting healthy microbiology in the equine gut.
Horse air export the latest flashpoint for livestock transportation standards tension
The threshold for humane animal transport still varies widely between what what industry wants, what animal rights groups want and what federal regulators decide is good enough
The threshold for humane livestock transport standards still varies widely between what what industry wants, what animal rights groups want and what federal regulators decide is good enough.
Animal Justice pans “loopholes” for air export of horses bound for slaughter
Apparent shipment change not enough to take Manitoba horse farm out of advocacy group’s crosshairs
A Manitoba horse farm has garnered more criticism from advocacy group Animal Justice as the group continues to take aim at Canada’s air export of horses bound for international meat markets.
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