Mercer County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
| 1017 - Equine | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1017.11) | 25 |
Number of equine owners/operators who adopted best practices to improve or maintain animal nutriton by selecting feed based on ingredients, using body conditioning scores, use a complete mineral supplement, use hay test analysis, and/or calculating supplemental nutrition for the life cycle |
| 1017.12) | 20 |
Number of equine owners/ operators who demonstrates good animal health practices (i.e. track drug use, chemicals, feed additives and movement, change vaccination and/or antibiotics protocols as appropriate, deworming strategy, treat disorder properly) |
| 1017.1) | 200 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of horse health, nutrition, and care |
Success Stories
Pastures Please!
Author: Linda McClanahan
Major Program: Equine
The ANR Equine Agents Working Group, Extension Specialists and Associates, planned the annual Pastures Please! Workshop. This was the 16th year for the workshop and typically takes place at one of the extension offices in central KY. As a result of efforts from the working group, this year the workshop was held in two locations - Fayette County and Livingston County. In the future the group would like to add a location in eastern KY. This workshop typically focuses on horse pasture management an
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