Glaucoma in Foals

I am looking for information on glaucoma in foals. Any information will be helpful.

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Some To Grow On

The studies have been done, the jury is in, and the verdict is unanimous: if you want your foals to achieve their optimum growth, with the least risk of developmental orthopedic disorders like contracted tendons and physitis, plan to creep feed”he studies

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Gait To Gate

The scene at a horse sale is familiar. The smell of coffee fills the air as early morning enthusiasts walk through the barns. A first-time-off-the-farm filly whinnies as her dam is trotted down the aisle for a group watching her stride. A man”P>The scene at a horse sale is familiar. The smell of coffee fills the air as early morning enthusiasts walk throug

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Foal Hoof Care

Among the many factors that determine the success of a foal as a sales yearling or as a mature athlete are management decisions about its feet and limbs during its first four months of life. Because a solid foundation for performance in the

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Colostrum: Nothing Better Than Mother’s Milk

There might be ongoing debate as to the value of a woman’s colostrum versus commercial colostrum products, but for a foal, nothing is better than a mare’s milk. Colostrum is specialized milk secreted during the first 24 hours following birth and

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Rotavirus Vaccine

Researchers looked at healthy and sick foals and also checked mares at foaling and two days after foaling to see if the mares were shedding the rotavirus into the environment where the foals could pick it up.

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Foal Rejection

To understand why foal rejection occurs and how to prevent it, you must first realize what is normal post-foaling maternal behavior.

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Preparing for Foaling

This article will describe procedures that should be done before foaling, the events that take place just prior to foaling, what events take place during a normal foaling–along with the normal post-foaling events–and will describe some of

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Combined Immunodefiency in Arabians

A newborn Arabian foal is possibly one of the most beguiling creatures on Earth. Elegant of feature and blessed with beauty, he’s full of promise for the future–and often descended of royal blood and worth many thousands of dollars. Imagine how

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Failure of Passive Transfer in Horses

Infectious disease is a major cause of death in neonatal foals. The foal is born immunocompetent, meaning it probably is able to initiate an immune response to organisms to which it is exposed. However, a newborn foal lacks

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Breeding Facilities

Any way you look at it, building a barn is a major undertaking. Doing it right the first time, to avoid headaches later, is the smart approach. In addition to the usual considerations of location, aesthetics, cost, and

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Wry Nose in Horses?

I would like information on wry nose (laterally deviated rostral maxilla). I had a foal born with it and never heard of it before then. I would like to know what causes it and any other information about this condition.

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Are You My Mother?: Maternal Behavior

Anyone who has witnessed a foal’s first few minutes in this world might agree that one of the most miraculous parts of the process is the way a mare greets and bonds with her newborn. With a deep sniff at the baby’s nostrils, that distinctive

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Stifle Problems

It doesn’t take much to spot a stifle problem: The telltale swelling in the stifle area is a big hint.

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Equine Nutrition Education

A wide variety of equine nutritional topics was covered at the fourth annual Alltech Equine School April 25-28 in Lexington, Ky., sponsored by Alltech, a feed ingredient company in Nicholasville, Ky. Among the speakers was Harold Hintz, BS, PhD,

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Mare Savages Foal

Mares which unpredictably savage a foal in this manner typically savage again if given the opportunity

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