How Do Mares Protect Their Foals?
Nancy Diehl, VMD, MS
May 12, 2016
An equine reproductive behavior expert shares insight into how mares and herds will ward off danger to their young.
An equine reproductive behavior expert shares insight into how mares and herds will ward off danger to their young.
The newborn foal is both precious and precarious. Knowing the signs of distress to look for during foaling and those first few hours, and acting immediately, can literally mean the difference between life and death.
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.
Start planning early to make the transition away from mom as smooth as possible.
The rare condition–primary hypothyroidism–in mares could be behind a potentially deadly foal problem called CHDS.
One vet reviews the options practitioners have for determining prognosis and predicting survival for sick foals.
Researchers confirmed that transabdominal ultrasonography can reliably identify worm burdens of more than 10 ascarids.
Veterinarians should be familiar with what’s normal and what’s not normal on a foal’s blood sample test results.
Orphan foals require special care from the start, especially when it comes to their nutritional needs.
Researchers recently identified the NetF toxin in foals in Kentucky.
The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory offers real-time polymerase chain reaction assay testing for Rhodococcus equi.
Giving foals hyperimmune plasma did not prevent infection, but it did reduce the severity of R. equi pneumonia.
Many foals born with beating heart and pulse, but who fail to breathe, can be revived via CPR. Here’s what to remember.
Learn what GI diseases to watch for, how veterinarians detect them, and how to avoid them in the first place.
Though the overall prognosis isn’t great, some foals with incomplete ossification can race if managed properly.
Studies focused on ophthalmology, gastrointestinal disease, foal medications, pain management, and more.
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