
Neonatal Isoerythrolysis (NI, or Jaundice)
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Neonatal Isoerythrolysis in Foals
Collecting Colostrum From Mares
by Fairfield Bain, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVP | Apr 13, 2020
How can you collect colostrum and save it for future use, and how long can you keep it? A veterinarian weighs in.
Read MoreNeonatal Isoerythrolysis in Foals
by Heather Smith Thomas | Feb 1, 2012
Prevention is key to avoiding neonatal isoerythrolysis, or destruction of a newborn foal’s red blood cells.
Read MoreSpotlight Equine: UK Animal Genetic Testing and Research Laboratory Offers Tests to Public
by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment | Nov 23, 2010
Genetics is one of the many research focus areas at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center. A subset of this emphasis area is the Animal Genetic Testing and Research Laboratory (AGTRL), which allows horse owners to investigate their horses’ DNA and offers a range of tests to the public, including those for genetic disorders and coat color patterns.
Read MoreNeonatal Nuances
by Heather Smith Thomas | Feb 1, 2007
The first days of a foal’s life can be risky; there are a number of things that can go wrong. Some problems can be dealt with easily (such as constipation), while others are life-threatening (such as a ruptured bladder).
In this article, Bonni
Read MoreNeonatal Isoerythrolysis–The Silent Stalker
by Christina S. Cable, DVM, Dipl. ACVS | Feb 1, 2001
Neonatal isoerythrolysis is a silent stalker of foals. At birth, the foal is normal. In some cases, the foal shows subtle signs as an internal enemy attacks and the disease progresses to a point of no return; in others, it takes only hours for
Read MoreJaundice
by Jacalyn Carfagno | Jan 1, 1996
Each year a small percentage of foals are born to mares whose immune systems, in an odd twist of nature, are prepared to battle their own foals. Antibodies from the mare, delivered to the foal in the colostrum it drinks soon after birth, attack
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