Handling Dystocia on the Farm (AAEP 2011)
Erica Larson
January 24, 2012
Owners or caretakers should be prepared for emergencies when mares are scheduled to foal.
Owners or caretakers should be prepared for emergencies when mares are scheduled to foal.
TheHorse.com’s webinar on late-term mare and foal care is now available for viewing on demand.
Breeders must work closely with their veterinarians, optimize mare care for her health and that of her foal, offer any help that’s needed during foaling, and provide the care the young foal needs for the best possible start in life.
Topics covered in the webinar will include late-term mare care, foaling, and newborn/young foal care.
Topics include foaling emergencies, equine strangles, hind limb lameness, and diagnosing neurologic horses.
Sydney Hughes research has been on athletic performance of Thoroughbred foals born to mares with placentitis
Researchers aimed to establish a reference range for ocular fluid nitrate/nitrite concentrations in dead foals
The UKVDL reported an increased number of abortions and abnormal placentas due to nocardioform placentitis.
Peripartum colic is a common but sometimes life-threatening complication often seen in broodmares.
University of Kentucky researchers examine the genetics of congenital flexural limb deformities in foals.
Special considerations should be made when evaluating a colicky foal as opposed to an adult horse.
In the event of an equine viral arteritis (EVA) outbreak, is it safe to vaccinate your pregnant mare so she develops the immunity she needs to prevent infection and resulting abortion? The results of a recent collaborative study completed by
Expected birth date is an age-old question for horse breeders tending to four-legged mothers-to-be. Most mares are bred naturally in a scheduled breeding with the stallion or through artificial insemination. Dave Freeman, PhD, Oklahoma State
The High Risk Pregnancy in the Mare session at the 2009 AAEP Conference was very well attended.
How should a normal foaling progress and when should you call the vet? Dr. Mats Troedsson discusses the foaling process and its potential problems.
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