Advanced Topics In Resident Health: African Swine Fever – An Overview For Animal Sanctuaries
An overview of African Swine Fever and the risk it poses to pigs.
An overview of African Swine Fever and the risk it poses to pigs.
What is the FAMACHA© system?
This short resource will introduce you to the basics of Equine Infectious Anemia and how you can protect your equine residents.
This third resource in our Science For Sanctuaries series takes a closer look at a study discussing whether goats prefer happy human faces.
Ultimately, this resource seeks to provide caregivers with a foundational understanding of nutritional requirements they can use when they speak with an experienced veterinarian or equine nutritionist about appropriate diets for pregnant or lactating mare residents.
Learn more about this dangerous disease and potential ways to protect your residents!
The current research about music’s potential effects on pigs and whether the findings have application in sanctuary settings.
While rare, if you care for large breed pigs, you should know about PSS.
If you wish to expand upon your knowledge of basic eye anatomy or to refresh your memory, then this resource is for you!
An infographic with key points to help your sanctuary protect your avian residents from avian influenza.
An introductory guide to avian influenza including answers to the most frequently asked questions about this disease.
A look at the viruses that cause avian influenza, how the disease is spread, how avian influenza manifests, and how caregivers can protect the bird residents in their care.
This excerpt from our Compassionate Care Classroom focuses on the mobility issues that tend to be more common in large breed chickens.
Understanding stereotypical behavior in horses.
Learning about colic now can help your equine residents later!
Johne’s is a challenging disease, especially in a sanctuary setting where individuals have unknown backgrounds and may be coming come from situations where the risk of exposure is high. What do you need to know to keep your residents safe?
An overview of the care non-ambulatory chickens require.
An overview of the care non-ambulatory chickens require.
An overview of the care non-ambulatory chickens require.
Detailed videos on how to keep your hoof nippers and shears in tip-top shape as they wear down over time!
An in-depth look at barber pole worm, how anthelmintic resistance develops, and how to best protect your residents from this challenging parasite.
What are some of the common reproductive concerns chickens face? Excerpts from our Compassionate Care Classroom courses.
What is Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL)? How does it affect goat and sheep residents in sanctuary, and how can you manage its spread while keeping residents happy and healthy?
What do care staff need to know about Exertional and Non-Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in horses?
When caring for horses with various health conditions in a sanctuary environment, there’s a lot to know about how to properly feed them!
When caring for older horses in a sanctuary environment, there’s a lot to know about how to properly feed them!
Equine residents require special care when it comes to dental health!
A brief primer on Suprelorin, an implant that can potentially suppress egg-laying in order to help keep chickens and other birds healthy.
A short article on SRLV diseases including CAE in goats and OPP in sheep.