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Recognizing and Treating Failure of Passive Transfer

Failure of Passive Transfer

The Horse Staff December 10, 2024

Find out why foals need passive transfer of infection-fighting antibodies from their mothers’ first milk. Sponsored by Sidekick Animal Health.

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The Best Defense: Maximizing Foal Immunity

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA April 28, 2020

Newborn foals are easy targets for every kind of bacterium, virus, and other pathogenic organism. Here are some steps you can take to maximize your foal’s immunity from gestation to weaning.

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feeding the orphan foal; Feeding Horses for Joint Health

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.

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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.

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Time to Thrive: Neonatal Health Concerns

Assessing the Foal and Placenta After Birth

Peter Morresey, BVSc, MVM, MACVSc, Dipl. ACT, ACVIM, CVA April 29, 2016

A foal’s first hours are fragile. Here, Dr. Peter Morresey of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, in Lexington, Kentucky, shares the early signs of trouble to look for in both the foal and its placenta. What you learn might save a foal’s life.

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Ins and Outs of Equine Lactation

Benjamin Espy, DVM, Dipl. ACT July 1, 2009

Lactation is a very important function in a mare. So important, in fact, that two lives depend on it. A mare’s body will sacrifice her foal’s health to save her own life … both during gestation and after foaling. In other words, you must feed her

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Building Immunity

Les Sellnow May 1, 2009

The foal’s immune system is almost a blank slate at birth; researchers are figuring out how to best protect horses as they grow.

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