Re: More feed questions

["S. Brown" <sbrown@wamedes.com>]

I think we just have a case of semantics here.  ;-)

I've had very upclose and personal (and very traumatic) experience with
EPM.  I have a fairly good selection of bookmarks for info if anyone is
interested.  

Sue

At 11:41 AM 1/13/99 -0500, CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 1/13/99 7:20:49 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>sbrown@wamedes.com writes:
>
><< I'm confused...my experience with EPM was as a disease, not an entity in
> grain.  What EPM are we talking about here?
>  >>
>
>EPM is a disease caused by an organism which is often found in grain that has
>been contaminated by the intermediate hosts, birds and possums.  Grain seems
>to be one of the most common sources of the organism for horses, and often
>spreads the disease to areas where there are no carrier possums.  For a
better
>explanation of the life cycle, I would suggest contacting someone who deals
>with it more than I do.
>
>Heidi
> 


sbrown@wamedes.com
Tyee Farm
Marysville, Wa.