Manure management

• Barn Sanitation & Biosecurity: A Practical Guide for Every Horse Facility

  Maintaining a clean, disease-controlled equine environment isn’t just good practice—it’s essential. Research from veterinary epidemiology, infectious-disease science, and the USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) consistently shows that pathogen load directly correlates with disease risk, especially for respiratory viruses like EHV-1, strangles, Salmonella, and environmentally persistent agents like dermatophytes (ringworm). Proper sanitation, disinfection, and…

• Manure Management for Equine

  

  I bet while you are cleaning your stalls, you didn’t think of yourself as a manure manager, did you? The average stalled horse can produce 50 lbs. of manure per day and that doesn’t even include the bedding material, whether it be shavings or straw. Taking that into consideration, add another 10-20 lbs., giving a…