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A horse with a very round barrel will be forced to turn the stifles more out, giving a cow-hocked appearance; Medial deviation in true cow hocks causes strain on the inside of the hock joint, predisposing the horse to bone spavin. Abnormal twisting of pastern and cannon predisposes fetlocks to injury.
Also, since the animal is in such pain, it may be so stressed that it won't calve well, and it will not produce good quality milk, -or any milk at all- in a cow. Animals with a problem in their leg joints are recommended to be removed from the breeding line, as this condition will only pass on, and cause much pain and suffering to the young of ...
A Dallas County horse farm owner with a history of animal neglect allegations has been barred from owning horses for the next two years. Linda Kilbourne, 78, of Johnston, owns the River Bend Ranch ...
Because the hock takes a great deal of strain in all performance disciplines, correct conformation is essential if the horse is to have a sound and productive working life. Common conformational defects include sickle hocks, post-legged conformation/straight hocks, cow hocks, and bowed hocks. Depending on the use of the horse, some defects may ...
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Police seized 46 horses and charged the owner of a rural Dallas County horse farm who has long faced accusations of animal neglect.
The Iowa Animal Industry Bureau is the governmental agency in the state of Iowa, United States, that regulates livestock health and livestock identification. [1] Administratively it is under the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and its director is the State Veterinarian.
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