Rollin
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Can anyone tell me about this condition and where to get feed supplement?
Ryegrass Staggers
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Birker2020
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Is this a diagnosis that has been reached with your horse by a vet? I see you are based in France, and it is more common in Europe, think its quite rare in the UK.
Here is a little information about it.
http://www.smithtonvet.com/downloads/Ryegrass Staggers.pdf
Basically it is:
Definitions:
1. occurs in sheep, cattle, horses; signs include tremors and ataxia; affected animals may collapse. Perennial rye grass pastures may die or wilt in dry spells and are colonized by fungi such as those in the Aspergillus genus that produce potent mycotoxins with tremorogenic properties. Geographic distribution includes North America, Europe, and Australia.
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Circe
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Hi
There is a bit of info about it on this website, basically saying that its a fungi that causes it, and how you can now feed a mycotoxin binder to excrete the toxins from the horse.
I know over here I feed ryegrass hay, and hay suppliers can get certified to say that their hay is free from the toxin.
I think its something that "infects' ( probably not the correct word ) the pasture, I'm not sure if it can be got rid of from the pasture?
http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/health/109-staggers.shtml
Kx
There is a bit of info about it on this website, basically saying that its a fungi that causes it, and how you can now feed a mycotoxin binder to excrete the toxins from the horse.
I know over here I feed ryegrass hay, and hay suppliers can get certified to say that their hay is free from the toxin.
I think its something that "infects' ( probably not the correct word ) the pasture, I'm not sure if it can be got rid of from the pasture?
http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/health/109-staggers.shtml
Kx
Rollin
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Thank you for your replies. I had seen the article from NZ.
I have a CB mare who has had laminitis (which I was sure was toxin related). She is slowly improving and has limited turnout each day. On Monday, my husband got her in and noticed she was shaking - he put it down to being temporarily separated from her companion.
This morning at 7.00am I went to give her breakfast and was shocked, she was standing rigid and shaking all over. She had obviously staggered in her box as she had cut her head.
After breakfast she looked better, came out of her stable rolled on her sand patch and looked better.
The reason I am curious is that the day before her first 'episode' we had opened up an adjoining small paddock which had been rested and cleaned.
In March we lost a fab. pure bred CB colt. Foaling was uneventful but he would not stand or suckle, he had fluid in his lungs. No diagnosis but the mare went over a year. I read up on Tall Fescue toxin which is a big problem in the USA. The colt's symptoms suggested this could be a cause.
My mare has been on the same paddock as the Broody for four days.
I have a CB mare who has had laminitis (which I was sure was toxin related). She is slowly improving and has limited turnout each day. On Monday, my husband got her in and noticed she was shaking - he put it down to being temporarily separated from her companion.
This morning at 7.00am I went to give her breakfast and was shocked, she was standing rigid and shaking all over. She had obviously staggered in her box as she had cut her head.
After breakfast she looked better, came out of her stable rolled on her sand patch and looked better.
The reason I am curious is that the day before her first 'episode' we had opened up an adjoining small paddock which had been rested and cleaned.
In March we lost a fab. pure bred CB colt. Foaling was uneventful but he would not stand or suckle, he had fluid in his lungs. No diagnosis but the mare went over a year. I read up on Tall Fescue toxin which is a big problem in the USA. The colt's symptoms suggested this could be a cause.
My mare has been on the same paddock as the Broody for four days.