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What Does My Weanling Need to Eat?

Clair Thunes, PhD August 13, 2021

Our nutritionist offers advice on feeding foals both before and after they’re weaned from their dams.

What’s New With Weaning Foals?

Diane E. Rice July 18, 2021

As you consider ways you can help your foal—and his dam—through the weaning process, examine proven methods based on research findings to formulate a plan.

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Management Significantly Affects Foals’ Gut Microbiota

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA May 10, 2021

Researchers compared foals born and raised in “traditional” breeding programs that included stabling with those in a free-roaming herd.

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.

Using Dogs and DNA to Diagnose Diarrhea in Foals

Betsy Lynch January 29, 2021

Dr. Nathan Slovis covers new technologies in accurately diagnosing the causes of infectious diarrhea in foals.

Equine Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Equine Disease Quarterly August 8, 2020

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) causes rapidly progressive and severe respiratory failure and is associated with high mortality in affected patients.

Minimizing Foal Stress Levels in the Breeding Shed

Sue McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB July 16, 2020

What would be the best plan for handling a foal whose dam is being covered by a stallion?

Social Media Plays Matchmaker for Mares and Orphan Foals

Pat Raia June 19, 2020

Every year horse owners across the United States and Canada whose mares have lost foals or whose foals have been orphaned turn to Facebook to connect with one another.

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Do Recipient Mares Pass Traits to Foals?

Katrin Hinrichs, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT June 13, 2020

One researcher describes what we know about the receiving mare’s effect on the foal in embryo transfer scenarios.

Vitamin E and Selenium: What’s the Relationship?

Carrie Finno, DVM, PhD June 3, 2020

Vitamin E and selenium are often packaged and marketed together in supplements. Find out why from researcher Dr. Carrie Finno of the University of California, Davis.

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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Collecting Colostrum From Mares

Fairfield Bain, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVP April 13, 2020

How can you collect colostrum and save it for future use, and how long can you keep it? A veterinarian weighs in.

Developmental Dental Disorders in Horses

New Imaging Technique for Parrot Mouth in Foals

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA February 14, 2020

German researchers found foals can spontaneously correct their own overjets (parrot mouth) within a year. However, they also found that foals born without overjets can develop them within the first few months of life.

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10 R. equi Resources on TheHorse.com

The Horse Staff September 13, 2019

Rhodococcus equi is the most serious cause of pneumonia in 1- to 4-month-old foals. Learn more about this potentially deadly pathogen and how to protect your foals with these resources on TheHorse.com.

5 Tips for Feeding Weanlings

Kristen M. Janicki, MS, PAS September 12, 2019

Don’t wait until your foal is weaned to plan a diet that meets his increased energy, protein, and mineral requirements.

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New Way to Detect Failure of Passive Transfer in Foals

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA July 2, 2019

Digital and optical refractometers are simple, rapid, and cost-effective methods for assessing failure of passive transfer in foals with moderate to good accuracy, researchers found.