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EPM or Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis in horses
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis better known as EPM can be an awful problem to deal with. The disease is caused by the feces of opossums that contain sporocysts (cysts that contain spores that can reproduce asexually). Horses can ingest these sporocysts with feed, grass or water contaminated with opossum feces. The protozoa can leave lesions on the spinal cord and brain stem that attacks the horse’s central nervous system. It is this neurological damage that can cause symptoms of EPM. Symptoms of EPM include: Please note symptoms of E... Read more
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis better known as EPM can be an awful problem to deal with. The disease is caused by the feces of opossums that contain sporocysts (cysts that contain spores that can reproduce asexually). Horses can ingest these sporocysts with feed, grass or water contaminated with opossum feces. The protozoa can leave lesions on the spinal cord and brain stem that attacks the horse’s central nervous system. It is this neurological damage that can cause symptoms of EPM. Symptoms of EPM include: Please note symptoms of E... Read more
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