How to Predict Foaling
Heather Smith Thomas
March 31, 2023
When will your mare foal? Learn the signs of impending foaling and what prognostic tools can help.
When will your mare foal? Learn the signs of impending foaling and what prognostic tools can help.
Dr. Michelle Linton offers suggestions on how to identify when your mare is ready to foal.
Do you have a foal due? Learn how to prepare your mare for foaling, care for your newborn, and spot issues early.
Scientists tested whether estradiol-17B, progesterone, alpha fetoprotein, and/or serum amyloid A could predict abortion.
University of Kentucky’s Dr. Barry Ball defines the high-risk pregnancy and its causes and offers management options. Learn about fescue toxicosis, umbilical torsion, premature placental separation, and more in this information-packed lecture.
Reef will explain why ultrasound is critical to assessing foal viability during a high-risk pregnancy.
Researchers evaluated how female embryo survival could be enhanced under conditions that tend to favor male births.
We have a 19-year-old broodmare that bagged up and developed edema
One of the most important causes of embryo loss during early gestation is post-breeding endometritis.
Owners or caretakers should be prepared for emergencies when mares are scheduled to foal.
Christine Aurich, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECAR, composed a comprehensive report about mares’ reproductive cycles.
In the last two months of a high-risk pregnancy, this technique can help determine whether the unborn foal is healthy.
A mare’s pregnancy might not seem that complicated on the surface, but her relationship with the embryo and its adjacent parts–in total, the conceptus–is remarkably complex. In order to prevent early embryonic loss, the conceptus must interrupt her
Transrectal ultrasounds can be up to 100% accurate in determining fetal sex at a determined gestational age.
Veterinarians might be able to prevent abortions in some pregnant mares that show premature mammary development, Dietrich H. Volkmann, BVSc, MMedVet (Gyn), Dipl. ACT, told equine veterinarians at the 2010 Western Veterinary Conference, held Feb
Fetal heart rate monitoring can help veterinarians easily and reliably assess the health of the unborn foal.
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