Posted on Sep 22, 2023
Anheuser-Busch says its Missouri farms will no longer amputate the tails of Budweiser's...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."tail is indeed important for a horse's welfare, as it is its instrument for swatting away biting insects.
"In just one day, a horse can lose a cup of blood to biting insects such as mosquitoes," wrote David L. Hu, associate professor of mechanical engineering and biology at Georgia Institute of Technology, in a 2018 article in Scientific American. "Not only do the mosquitoes take blood, but they also give disease. Malaria, Zika virus, dengue fever are just a few of them. Keeping even a fraction of the mosquitoes away could have a big impact on a horse's health."...
..."tail is indeed important for a horse's welfare, as it is its instrument for swatting away biting insects.
"In just one day, a horse can lose a cup of blood to biting insects such as mosquitoes," wrote David L. Hu, associate professor of mechanical engineering and biology at Georgia Institute of Technology, in a 2018 article in Scientific American. "Not only do the mosquitoes take blood, but they also give disease. Malaria, Zika virus, dengue fever are just a few of them. Keeping even a fraction of the mosquitoes away could have a big impact on a horse's health."...
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Excellent post. Thank You for sharing this shipmate. I'm glad they decided not to hurt those horses anymore.
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