When to Change a Pregnant Mare’s Diet
Laurie Lawrence, PhD (equine nutrition)
December 21, 2018
When during gestation should a pregnant mare’s diet change? An equine nutritionist weighs in.
When during gestation should a pregnant mare’s diet change? An equine nutritionist weighs in.
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A well-trained and skilled technician can make a reproduction veterinarian’s job much easier and more enjoyable, especially during breeding season.
While some species develop a local immune response, sending special protective cells to the uterus itself, mares don’t, researchers learned recently. Rather, they appear to send those cells elsewhere as soon as semen enters the uterus. Where they go, nobody knows (yet).
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