Best Management Practices for Equines in Natural Disasters

Creating personalized emergency plans for evacuating or sheltering-in-place with horses helps horse owners to be as prepared as possible when natural disasters occur. This publication discusses disaster-specific considerations, making a plan, water and feed, documentation, fence and pasture prepara...

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Main Authors: Kelsey M. Irvine, Brandi K. Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2023-02-01
Series:EDIS
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132037
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Summary:Creating personalized emergency plans for evacuating or sheltering-in-place with horses helps horse owners to be as prepared as possible when natural disasters occur. This publication discusses disaster-specific considerations, making a plan, water and feed, documentation, fence and pasture preparations, animal identification, vaccinations, insurance, what to expect at agricultural inspection station stops, and more. Written by Kelsey M. Irvine and Brandi K. Phillips, and published by the UF/IFAS Veterinary Medicine—Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, February 2023.
ISSN:2576-0009