CSU Equine Repro Vets to Offer Short Course in Arizona

The Jan. 7, 2015, short course will offer lectures in the morning and hands-on experience in the afternoon.
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Horse owners and breeders will have the chance to learn from Colorado State University (CSU) veterinarians when the school's Equine Reproduction Laboratory brings its “Foaling, Dystocia, and Care of the Newborn Foal” short course to Scottsdale, Arizona, in January.

Foaling represents the culmination of a year or more of effort and expense to produce a healthy foal. It is important that horse owners, managers, and foaling attendants know the basics of foaling, how to recognize a difficult birth, when to ask for help, and how to properly care for a newborn.

“A majority of mares foal out in the middle of the night, and the average interval from when a mare starts into active labor and when a foal is born is 17 minutes.” said Patrick McCue, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, a CSU reproduction veterinarian who will lead the short course. "Decisions made before and during that critical time period can mean life or death to the foal,

“This course will provide clinical training to help people effectively prepare for foaling so they can assist the mare and foal as needed before, during or after birth,” McCue said

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