Horse breeding from planning through foal care
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.
Consider growth rate and nutrient balance when deciding what to feed young horses.
Best practices whether milking a mare by hand, using a commercial device, or rigging a milker out of a syringe.
Your foal needs proper nutrition to get a jump on a healthy life. Here are some tips to ensure he receives it.
Both the stallion and mare must be in good health and fertility before you even attempt to produce a foal.
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.
Ensure your decision to breed is the right one and that you’re prepared to handle the costs and commitments involved.
Are you resolving to improve your horse’s nutritional status next year? An equine nutritionist shares her tips.
Learn more about equine asthma, acute respiratory infections, and shipping fever in horses.
Keeping donor and recipient mares in moderate body condition might improve survival rates of transferred embryos.
Time is life for a foal. Here’s a look at the top causes of illness in newborn foals and how to manage a sick foal.
Learn about serum amyloid A and how veterinarians can use it for early identification of inflammation in horses.
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