Breeding and Reproduction

Horse breeding from planning through foal care

Wellington EHV Outbreak Details Coming into Focus

Numerous reports have indicated that at least one horse has died in Wellington, Fla., from a viral illness suspected to be neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV). Animal health officials are currently seeking to confirm the cause of the horse’s

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Pneumonia’s Fatal Grip

Pneumonia is, simply put, inflammation of the lungs. It can be mild or life-threatening (and quickly fatal) depending on its cause and the age of the foal. Pneumonia can be caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi. Many foals are susceptible to

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Breeding Expertise

The annual conference of the Society for Theriogenology (SFT) was held Aug. 22-26 in St. Paul, Minn. Scientists and clinicians specializing in reproduction shared new research and updated views on many topics during the conference. Following are

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Basics of Life

Reproduction in all species borders on the miraculous. In this article on reproductive anatomy, we’ll take a look at the reproductive organs of both the mare and the stallion and discuss just how they function in their effort to produce another “miracle.”

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How Far We’ve Come

I was flattered when I was asked to discuss how far we’ve come in equine reproduction. I found it interesting to go back and review the many changes that have occurred.

Stallions

The use of artificial insemination has increased ove

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Early Arrivals

Premature deliveries don’t occur frequently, but when they do, difficult decisions must often be made.

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The First Supper

Your new foal is struggling to his feet and instinctively wobbling toward mom. You watch in anxious interest as she licks and nudges to encourage him–while he noses at her front leg, her flank, her buttock, and finally, DINNER!

The mare’s

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The Pregnant Mare (Book Excerpt)

The role of the broodmare on any farm is to produce a live, healthy foal and thereby pass her genes on to a new generation of horses.

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NAHMS Survey Reports Top Foal Health Concerns

Wounds and trauma were the most common foal health problems reported by participants in the National Animal Health Monitoring System’s Equine 2005 study.

Over 9% of foals were reported to have sustained wounds or trauma. Digestive

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Proliferative Enteropathy in Horses

Lawsonia intracellularis, a well-known pathogen of swine and hamsters, is now frequently recognized within the equine species. It is an obligate, intracellular, curved, gram-negative bacterium that resides freely within the apical

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