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Expectant Mare: Assuring the Health and Well-Being of the Pregnant Mare
Reproduction: Mare - Jun 18th, 02
A Bayer HealthCare Animal Health brochure   Expectant Mare: Assuring the Health and Well-Being of the Pregnant Mare We often think of pregnancy as a delicate and fragile condition...

Foaling Mare & Newborn: Preparing for a Safe & Successful Foal Delivery
Reproduction: Mare - Jun 18th, 02
A Bayer Animal Health Brochure   Preparing for a Safe and Successful Foal Delivery CARING FOR THE FOALING MARE AND NEWBORN If your mare has made it through 11 months of pregnancy, y...

Embryo Transfer
Reproduction: Mare - Jun 18th, 02
Once an experimental technology, embryo transfer has become an integral part of breeding programs throughout the world. Experience and technological improvements have made it a productive an...

Filly or Colt? Find out before It's Born
Reproduction: Mare - Jun 18th, 02
Knowing the gender of a foal before it is born helps the horse owner or breeder better manage several different aspects of the horse business. This new management tool is very safe, accurate a...

Does Ovuplant Have a Place in Your Breeding Program?
Reproduction: Mare - Jun 18th, 02
The ability to induce ovulation in mares at a predictable time is important in equine breeding programs, especially when cooled or frozen semen is used or when stallion availability is limited...

Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome
Reproduction: Mare - Dec 12th, 02
Presented during the AAEP's Horseman's Day in December 2002 in Orlando, Florida   Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS)   In the spring of 2001, a syndrome subsequentl...

Ultrasound and Your Horse
Reproduction: Mare - Feb 18th, 04
Although radiographs are valuable for detecting bony structures, ultrasound is probably the most versatile tool available to the modern veterinarian. Even a recent veterinary school graduate m...

Pregnant Mares
Reproduction: Mare - Mar 14th, 06
The mare from which you have always wanted to raise a foal has just been pronounced pregnant by your veterinarian. Now you just have to wait about 11 months and see what she produces, right? N...

Regulating Estrus
Reproduction: Mare - Jun 7th, 06
Exercise and diet are important in increasing a mare's chances of getting in foal. When a mare is left to her own devices reproductively, she will fall into a rhythm with nature. When the days...

Equine Reproduction – From Conception to Birth
Reproduction: Mare - Jan 4th, 07
Equine reproduction costs money: Feed, electricity, labor, water bills, barns, employees, stud fees, transportation and veterinary bills. To maximize your reproductive dollar you have to decid...

When Can Mom Go Back to Work?
Reproduction: Mare - Feb 7th, 07
           QUESTION: When is it OK to start riding my mare after foaling? ANSWER: My initial response is the same as a human obstetrician’s ...

Lactation in the Mare
Reproduction: Mare - Apr 28th, 09
Lactation is a very important function in a mare. So important, in fact, those two lives depend on it. The horse owner should always remember that a mare would sacrifice her foal’s health to s...

Estrus Suppression
Reproduction: Mare - Mar 10th, 10
When a mare exhibits unexpected or undesirable behavior that cannot be explained by illness or injury, the owner might suspect it is related to the mare’s estrus cycle. He or she might notice ...