Horse breeding from planning through foal care
The Eastern tent caterpillar eggs will begin hatching soon after spending about nine months as eggs in masses on twigs of wild cherry and related trees.
Foals’ initial expressions of their developing personalities are clear signs of the horse’s adult personality–and even learning capacity–to come, researchers found.
While removing mares’ ovaries can be successful in remedying aggressive behavior, other estrous behaviors can persist even following surgery.
Use this four-step plan to keep equine infectious diseases in check.
A reproductive specialist describes techniques to help clinicians overcome common challenges in embryo recovery and recipient mare management.
The Quarter Horse gelding attended cutting events in Las Vegas and Arizona in the month prior to developing clinical signs.
Using a targeted probiotic might be an effective way to reduce C. difficile-associated diarrhea in neonatal foals, researchers found.
A veterinarian can help determine risk factors in your area, the best time for vaccination, and what is right for each individual animal.
Vets should perform a careful assessment of a mare’s hormonal status to determine whether there’s a definitive, repeatable relationship between it and her undesirable behavior.
EquCab3.0 will be a critical resource for equine geneticists and scientists working to identify the causes and related biology of horses’ inherited traits.
Dr. Michelle Linton offers suggestions on how to identify when your mare is ready to foal.
Find out the pros and cons of a stall vs. pasture birth from Dr. Michelle Linton of the University of Pennsylvania.
University of Pennsylvania’s Dr. Michelle Linton describes the how a normal foaling should progress.
Nocardioform placentitis affects late-gestation mares, causing abortion, stillbirth, or foals born alive but compromised.
Do you have a foal due during the cold months? Dr. Michelle Linton offers tips on how to prepare.
A 10-year-old pony horse at the Cypress, California, track was euthanized after displaying severe neurologic signs of disease.
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