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Building Immunity

by: Les Sellnow
The foal’s immune system is almost a blank slate at birth; researchers are figuring out how to best protect horses as they grow. The process of building immunity against disease-causing pathogens for a horse begins with a foal's first sip of colostrum after birth. Foals are born without much protection against the world outside the uterus. The mare's ...



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