Horse breeding from planning through foal care
Rhodococcus equi is well known for its ability to cause severe pneumonia in young foals, but it can also cause septic arthritis (infection of joints), osteomyelitis (infection of bones), neonatal diarrhea (enterocolitis), and more.
Keep a close watch on mares at risk for not carrying a foal to term.
Colorado animal health authorities have placed a quarantine on seven horses including the index case.
Researchers studied the use of Dip Quick stain for examining sperm morphology with positive results.
There are 236 OIE reference laboratories covering 112 animal diseases, including equine-specific ailments.
Ergovaline levels over 200 ppb (parts per billion) in mature hay can cause fescue toxicity in pregnant mares.
Tests confirmed a horse from a Gladstone farm contracted the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
The UKVDL has confirmed 11 leptospirosis abortions so far in the 2012-2013 reproductive season.
Council members will work to discourage overbreeding and to promote responsible horse ownership.
While equal percentages of horses and mules were exposed to EHV-1, no mules developed neurologic disease.
Your mare is in labor and your foal is on his way. But what if something goes wrong? Offer your baby a great start by listening to this live audio event covering foaling, dystocia (difficult birth), passive transfer of immunity, and neonate health.
The EHV-1 quarantine has been lifted but Oaklawn Park is still not permitting Hawthorne horses on its grounds.
Learn important facts about stallion fertility from equine reproduction expert Ed Squires, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACT, executive director of the Gluck Equine Research Foundation and director of equine programs at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
Several important factors must be considered before deciding whether to breed a mare on a foal heat.
Miniature Horses are more susceptible to some health problems than their larger counterparts.
Diseases reported include contagious equine metritis, equine herpesvirus, piroplasmosis, and more.
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