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Wetting the Bed
This year I have a colt which was born with a urinary problem. He keeps dripping urine, especially when he lies down. His genital area will be wet, just like kids when they sleep and just forget to wake up. Can you help me?
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Articles by A.C. Asbury, DVM
Colt Fertility
My husband and I have a mare in heat. I had suggested that we use a 2 1/2 year old stud that we own. He said that the stud is too young. Can you help?
Read MoreMare vs. Stallion Genes
I hear people talking about how genetic lines all trace through the paternal side of the horse. What about the mares?
Read MoreMRLS Workshop
Since the devastating disease process known as mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) appeared on the scene in 2001 (and reappeared in 2002), concerted efforts have been focused on understanding and controlling the problem. Economic losses to th
Read MoreMare Milking Early
I have a Paso Fino mare whose due date is three months away and her milk bag is full, hot, and dripping very white milk. She has been waxed over for about a week now, but thankfully she seems to be in no distress. I can find no one with this
Read MoreHermaphroditic Teaser “Mare”
How can you tell if a mare is a hermaphrodite (what does she look like, and what is her behavior like)?
Read MoreRuptured Stomach
I had a broodmare which died from a ruptured stomach. What could I have done to prevent it?
Read MoreEvaluating Reproductive Health in Mares
The reproductive system of the horse has evolved over time with specific protective functions that are necessary for fertility. The horse and pig are the only domestic animals in which semen is deposited directly into the uterus, in contrast to
Read MorePregnant Mare Weight Gain
We have a 6-year-old Quarter Horse mare and a 21-year-old Paint mare, both in foal to the same Quarter Horse stud.
Read MoreScrape That Won’t Heal
My 2-year-old Percheron gelding has a scrape just above his right hock (on the outside in the groove). He has had it since birth, but it was more irritated this summer. In winter, it gets dry, scabby, and hairless. What can I use to heal it,
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