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Olds College Launches Equine Reproduction Tech Program

How to Predict Foaling

Heather Smith Thomas March 31, 2023

When will your mare foal? Learn the signs of impending foaling and what prognostic tools can help.

Milking Mares and Maintaining Milk Production

Karen Hopper Usher February 17, 2023

Best practices whether milking a mare by hand, using a commercial device, or rigging a milker out of a syringe.

Save That Foal: How to Keep Newborn Foals Healthy

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA February 21, 2021

Give your new foal the best chance for a healthy start to life by understanding the red flags—and the green lights—of neonatal health.

feeding foals; Understanding Healthy Foals' Caloric Requirements

5 Tips for Feeding Foals

Kristen M. Janicki, MS, PAS April 29, 2019

Proper nutrition is critical for growth and development. Learn the right way to feed your foal.

Feeding the Orphan Foal

Karen Briggs March 29, 2019

Orphan foals raised with a correct balance of nutrients and monitored for growth, food consumption, and weight gain can be every bit as tall, strong, and athletic as foals raised by their dams.

retained fetal membranes in mares; deworming broodmares near foaling; Newborn foal attempting to stand

Newborn Foals: What to Watch For

Multiple Authors April 13, 2018

Be familiar with the most common problems that can happen within 24 hours of foaling.

How Can I Tell When My Mare is Ready to Foal?

Michelle Linton, BSc, BVMS, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM) February 25, 2018

Dr. Michelle Linton offers suggestions on how to identify when your mare is ready to foal.

predicting foaling; Tips for Providing Veterinary Care for Foals in the Field

What to Expect During Foaling

Michelle Linton, BSc, BVMS, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM) February 23, 2018

University of Pennsylvania’s Dr. Michelle Linton describes the how a normal foaling should progress.

Get Ready For Your Foal!

Michelle Linton, BSc, BVMS, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM) February 8, 2018

Do you have a foal due? Learn how to prepare your mare for foaling, care for your newborn, and spot issues early.

Foal and Adult Horse Blood Samples: What's the Difference?

Researchers Confirm IgG Values for Predicting Foal Survival

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc May 4, 2015

Foals with IgG levels lower than 800 mg/dL are more likely to die than those with levels greater than 800 mg/dL.

Collecting Colostrum, colostrum, foal care, mare care

Colostrum for Foals

Christina S. Cable, DVM, Dipl. ACVS April 14, 2014

To a newborn foal, colostrum can mean the difference between life and death.

Failure of Passive Transfer

The Horse Staff January 31, 2014

Find out why foals require passive transfer of infection-fighting antibodies from their mothers’ first milk.

The immune system allows humans and animals including horses to survive in a complex world filled with harmful bacteria and viruses that can use our bodies for nourishment and reproduce within us. The immune system protects us from those organisms

Drug Protocol Turns Rescued Mares into Nurse Mares

Karen Briggs November 13, 2008

A medication protocol that can induce lactation in “open” mares has changed the way prominent Kentucky Standardbred nursery, Walnut Hall Ltd., manages its nurse mare herd, while giving more than 20 rescued mares a new

Walnut Hall’s vet, Joe

Learning Lawsonia’s Habits: High Exposure Rates, Low Morbidity

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc July 28, 2008

It appears most young foals born on farms with endemic Lawsonia intracellularis could be protected from equine proliferative enteropathy (EPE), a spreading intestinal disease caused by the bacterium, provided they ingest colostrum containing

Perinatology: End of Pregnancy Through Beginning of Life

Les Sellnow May 25, 2008

Traditionally, one of the stronger parts of each AAEP convention program is the time devoted to reproduction. The convention held in Orlando was no exception. It began with an in-depth session titled “Perinatology–End of Pregnancy Through