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Feeding Young Horses: It's Not The Protein!
Foals and Weanlings - Jun 16th, 02
Genetics, exercise, and nutrition all play a role in the occurrence of developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) in young horses. There are, however, conflicting theories regarding the ...
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Management of Congenital Flexural Limb Deformities in the Foal
Foals and Weanlings - Jun 16th, 02
INTRODUCTION In foals, restriction of a joint in a flexed position or the inability to extend a joint completely is termed a flexural limb deformity. Flexural limb deformities may be congeni...
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Overo Lethal White Syndrome
Foals and Weanlings - Jun 16th, 02
Overo Lethal White Syndrome (OLWS) is a condition that occurs in newborn foals. The condition is genetic, and both parents carry the defective gene. Horses that carry this gene are most comm...
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Congenital Cleft Palate in Horses
Foals and Weanlings - Jun 16th, 02
Congenital cleft palate in horses is an uncommon deformity affecting approximately 0.1-0.2% of the equine population. The condition is a malformation of the soft and sometimes hard palate wh...
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Foal Diarrhea
Foals and Weanlings - Jun 16th, 02
I am a new owner of a broodmare who just had her first foal, which now has diarrhea. What can I do about it? How serious is it for him? How do I keep this from happening again?
The causativ...
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Bladder Rupture
Foals and Weanlings - Jun 16th, 02
It's nearly foaling season on the farm where I work, and a groom was telling me about a foal last year that died of bladder rupture on this farm. Is this something that I can prevent? How do I...
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Foal Heat Diarrhea
Foals and Weanlings - Jun 16th, 02
Can you please tell me what foal heat diarrhea is, and what causes it? Some people say it's because of the mare's hormones being transferred in her milk during foal heat, but other people ha...
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Foal Growth: Special Care and Nutrition
Foals and Weanlings - Jun 16th, 02
A Bayer Animal Health Brochure
A healthy foal will grow rapidly, gaining in height, weight and strength almost before your very eyes. From birth to age two, a young horse can achiev...
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Collecting Colostrum
Foals and Weanlings - Jun 18th, 02
How Can I Collect Colostrum From a Mare and Save It For Future Use? How Long Can I Keep It?
Colostrum or "first milk" is the thick, yellow secretion from the mammary gland that's present i...
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Evaluation & Care of Newborn Foals
Foals and Weanlings - Feb 26th, 03
Identifying the Signs of Impending Parturition
The normal gestation period of mares varies from 320 to 360 days. As a mare approaches parturition, the udder begins to enlarge and may...
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Help Your Foal Grow with Proper Nutrition
Foals and Weanlings - Dec 19th, 03
A healthy foal will grow rapidly, gaining in height, weight and strength almost before your eyes. From birth to age two, a young horse can achieve 90 percent or more of its full adult size, so...
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Neonatal Care
Foals and Weanlings - Jan 10th, 05
Routine and Emergency Care of the Neonatal Foal
Step One: Be prepared
The best chance to improve the survival rate of a newborn foal is adequate disease prevention and planning. Daily o...
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Crooked Legs, Belly Button and Common Surgical Problems Encountered During the First Year of Life
Foals and Weanlings - Jul 29th, 08
Presented during the 2008 Summer Healthy Horses Workshop in Austin, Texas.
INTRODUCTION
The first year of life in a horse can be filled with many ups and downs for bo...
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Rhodococcus equi Pneumonia in Foals: An Update on Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Foals and Weanlings - Jul 29th, 08
Presented during the AAEP Summer Healthy Horses Workshop in Austin, Texas.
Rhodococcus equi is a bacterium that inhabits the soil and causes pneumonia in 1 to 4 month old foal...
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Emergency Foal CPR
Foals and Weanlings - Mar 10th, 10
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the restoration of spontaneous circulation and breathing and is used in cases of cardiopulmonary arrest, defined as sudden cessation of spontaneous and e...
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