Horse breeding from planning through foal care
If you own or care for a stallion or gelding, either you must become educated about sheath cleaning, or you should have your veterinarian or an experienced horse person handle the task.
Last fall I adopted a wild mustang stud. Would gelding him help calm his wild attitude?
Dr. Cynthia Gaskill of the University of Kentucky’s Veterinary Diagnostic Lab shares important things mare owners need to know about fescue toxicosis.
Protect your foal from three important causes of young horse illness: Rhodococcus equi, equine proliferative enteropathy, and adrenal insufficiency.
Three researchers from the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Center for Equine Research summarize topics of interest from the International Symposium on Equine Reproduction, held January 2014, in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Although laparoscopic castration reduces the risk of problems (such as edema and infection) after surgery and allows for a shorter recovery time, testosterone production and stallionlike behavior persist in some horses following the procedure.
Dr. Earl Gaughan addresses rapid growth in young horses and the related potential for joint issues such as OCD. This podcast is from the Equine Life Stages: Young Horses Q&A audio event.
All contagious equine metritis (CEM) samples should be collected by a veterinarian and in accordance with United States Department of Agriculture protocol.
Use this cheat sheet to make sure your young horse–neonate to yearling–is getting the care she needs.
Are you confused about equine nutrition? Learn how to feed your horse in our step-by-step visual guide.
Marcarena Sanz, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center shares information about R. equi, a serious pneumonia-causing respiratory disease in foals up to 6 months old.
The horse I’m interested in buying is a cryptorchid. I really like the horse–should I not consider buying him?
Researchers investigated whether antibiotics in a semen extender could inhibit the growth of CEM’s causative bacteria.
Are there size recommendations for a building a breeding dummy for a Quarter Horse stallion?
The University of Kentucky Animal Genetic Testing and Research Laboratory is now offering DNA-based tests for four mutations in the aggrecan gene associated with dwarfism in Miniature Horses.
To a newborn foal, colostrum can mean the difference between life and death.
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