September 30, 2011
Effective Sweet Itch Treatment With Flaxseed For Horses
Sweet itch is a type of skin disease that originated in Iceland and affected about 20 percent of all ponies in the area. This is caused by bite from insects such as the biting midge or the Culicoides that inserts serum into the skin causing it to produce allergic reactions. These insects are not native to the area and it was therefore only a matter of time until it begun to affect horses from all over the world.
