The Maladjusted Foal

The basic theme of Rossdale’s presentation was that problems suffered by the fetus before birth and during the birthing process can have long-term effects on the animal’s performance capability and overall health as it grows and matures. With that as a premise, he identified and discussed some of the factors that can have a negative effect before the foal is born and during birth.
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The Frank J. Milne Lecture at the Denver AAEP Convention was presented by Peter Rossdale, OBE, MA, PhD, Dr. (h.c.) Berne, Dr. (h.c.) Edinburgh, DESM, FACVSc, FRCVS. The title of his talk was “The Maladjusted Foal: Influences of Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Birth Trauma.”

Rossdale’s primary area of research is equine reproduction, and he has won numerous awards and honors for his work in this field. He is past president of the British Equine Veterinary Association and has served as editor of Equine Veterinary Journal since 1980 and as editor-in-chief of Equine Veterinary Education since 1991. He has published more than 160 scientific papers in numerous research journals. Assisting in one part of the presentation was Paul Sibbons, PhD, deputy director of Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research.

The Milne Lecture is named for the late Frank J. Milne, past president and distinguished life member of AAEP. Debuting at the 1997 convention, the Milne Lecture focuses on subjects and techniques considered “state of the art” by the equine veterinary profession.

The basic theme of Rossdale’s presentation was that problems suffered by the fetus before birth and during the birthing process can have long-term effects on the animal’s performance capability and overall health as it grows and matures. With that as a premise, he identified and discussed some of the factors that can have a negative effect before the foal is born and during birth

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Les Sellnow was a prolific freelance writer based near Riverton, Wyoming. He specialized in articles on equine research, and operated a ranch where he raised horses and livestock. He authored several fiction and nonfiction books, including Understanding Equine Lameness and Understanding The Young Horse. He died in 2023.

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