Identifying and Managing High-Risk Pregnancies in Horses
With proper care, mares with high-risk pregnancies can deliver healthy foals safely.
With proper care, mares with high-risk pregnancies can deliver healthy foals safely.
Regular, strategic vaccination is a safe, effective method to greatly minimize the chances of deadly diseases impacting your herd.
When will your mare foal? Learn the signs of impending foaling and what prognostic tools can help.
This poorly understood disease, also known as placental infarction, results in abortion in many cases.
Research shows platelet-rich plasma and stem cell therapy can help treat post-breeding inflammation in mares.
One theriogenologist describes equine reproductive development and how to diagnose horses with unexpected genitalia.
One veterinarian calls for cultures, cytology, and antibiotics when indicated.
A pregnant mare should maintain a healthy weight to support both the fetus’ and her own calorie needs.
Understanding potential problems during your mare’s pregnancy and after the foal’s birth could be the best way to protect them.
Although uncommon in North American horses, monitor pregnant mares to avoid abortion and stillbirth due to toxicant exposure.
Best practices whether milking a mare by hand, using a commercial device, or rigging a milker out of a syringe.
Both the stallion and mare must be in good health and fertility before you even attempt to produce a foal.
With careful management and feed selection, owners can provide broodmares with the nutrients they need to support foal growth. Here’s what our equine nutritionist recommends.
Injecting an immunostimulant directly into endometrial cups can cause them to regress, allowing broodmares that have aborted to come back into season.
Researchers found the muzzle and outer nostril region present an alternative and less invasive way to test horses for EHV-1.
Find out if your mare’s frustrating antics are due to estrus, and learn about ways to keep them in check.
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