Recent News for Mare Care and Problems
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Equine Fetal Sex Determination
April 01, 1999
Knowledge of a fetus’ sex enables the horse owner or breeder to manage several different aspects of his or her horse business better. For example, the value of a foal frequently is influenced by its gender, depending on its sire or dam.... Read More
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Endometritis Classifications and Treatment
April 01, 1999
Many mares which cycle, but fail to conceive, have infections in their reproductive tracts. Hence, they are sometimes called "dirty" mares. The more scientific term for their problem is endometritis, which refers to the acute or chronic... Read More
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Vaccinations for Horses
April 01, 1999
Vaccines have been true godsends the world over. Diseases that once laid waste to large segments of the human population now are held in check by vaccines. One of those killing diseases, smallpox, has been eradicated. Much the same has happened... Read More
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Eating For Two
March 01, 1999
No one ever said mothering was easy. As your broodmare gets closer and closer to her due date, you've been noting, with some satisfaction, her bulging belly, her increasingly matronly attitude, and the look of lazy contentment in her eyes. But... Read More
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Post-Foaling Problems In Mares
March 01, 1999
Next on the concern list immediately after foaling is the mare. Did she come through the short, but almost violent birthing process unscathed? Or are we facing some post-foaling problems that could compromise her health, her ability to conceive again... Read More
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Early Embryonic Death
March 01, 1999
For all horse breeders, it is important to realize that not every mare will give birth to a live foal. Failure of the pregnancy can occur at any stage starting from the fertilization of the oocyte or egg. The oocyte develops in the fluid- filled... Read More
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A New Vaccine For Equine Herpesvirus On The Horizon
February 12, 1999
Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) is the major cause worldwide of epidemic abortion in mares, along with neonatal deaths in foals, and also cause respiratory illness and nervous system disease. This virus, along with the closely... Read More
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Foals and Meconium Impaction
February 01, 1999
Passing the meconium is, to me, the second-biggest hurdle a foal must overcome after birth--the first, obviously, is making the transition from the protected life within the uterus to life outside the uterus (breathing, standing, nursing).... Read More
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Fundamentals Of Foaling
February 01, 1999
To understand some of the unusual aspects of birth in horses, it is helpful to consider how the species survived before domestication. The horse's defense against predators always has been... Read More
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Teasing for Successful Breeding
February 01, 1999
A good teasing program is essential for insuring success in an equine breeding program. Without it, breeding can become a hit-and-miss proposition, despite the sophisticated tools that are available to veterinarians and breeding technicians. ... Read More
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EVA--Equine Viral Arteritis
February 01, 1999
Imagine the following telephone conversation. "Yes, I'd like to order some disease, please." "Yes, ma'am. We can get some disease right out to you. When do you want your disease delivered?" "The sooner, the better!"... Read More
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Foal IgG (Antibody)
February 01, 1999
The foal is born with a functional immune system (if all is normal), but has a general absence of immunoglobulins to aid in the defense against infection. The foal acquires his initial immunoglobulin protection from the mare's first milk, which... Read More
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AAEP Convention 1998 Wrap-Up
February 01, 1999
Wonder where your veterinarian was the first week in December? If he or she is at the top of the game as an equine practitioner, you probably could find him or her enjoying the weather in Baltimore, Md., site of the 44th American Association of... Read More
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Horse Owners Plead Guilty To USDA Import Violations
February 01, 1999
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced that horse facility owners Emil and Anna Jung of Gehlenberg-Friesoythe, Germany, have pled guilty to three counts each of false statements and mail fraud. In May of 1998, the Jungs were... Read More
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University Of Pennsylvania To Identify Causes Of Abortion And Pregnancy Wastage In Study
January 08, 1999
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine received funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for a three year study to identify the causes of abortion and pregnancy wastage in... Read More
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Fetal Development and Foal Growth
January 01, 1999
Foals born to mares which do not receive proper nourishment during gestation could be born weak and be susceptible to more health problems than the foal born of a well-fed mare. ... Read More
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Regulating Estrus in Mares
December 01, 1998
When a mare is left to her own devices reproductively, she will fall into a rhythm with Nature. When the days are short, dark, and cold, her reproductive system will shut down. When the longer, warmer days of spring arrive, her reproductive system ... Read More
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Leptospirosis in Horses
October 01, 1998
Acute leptospirosis in horses is characterized by fever of 103-105° Fahrenheit for two to three days, depressi... Read More
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USDA Plans To Relieve Georgia Horse Import Restrictions
September 18, 1998
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed today that Georgia is approved to receive certain mares and stallions imported into the United States from regions affected with contagious equine metritis, a serious venereal... Read More
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First Sex-Selected Filly Born
August 21, 1998
Through the collaborative efforts of Colorado State University, USDA, MoFlo, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Cytomation the world's first sex-selected filly was born August 6, 1998. The filly, Call Me Madam, was... Read More
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Equine Respiratory Disease Part 2: The Lower Airway
August 01, 1998
The lower airway consists of the lungs and the air tubing (bronchi) that supplies them. The lungs have some very interesting and unique protective mechanisms that put forth a great effort to prevent infection. Obviously, the air... Read More
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New Type Of Placentitis In Mares
July 17, 1998
For several years a unique form of placentitis, referred to as “nocardioform” or “mucoid” placentitis, has been diagnosed at the University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center. While the number of cases of mucoid... Read More
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Infectious Diseases in Horses
June 01, 1998
Viral infections of the equine respiratory tract are a veterinary challenge. They occur frequently and result in major economic loss to the horse industry. Currently available vaccines are not completely effective in controlling respiratory... Read More
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Choices
April 01, 1998
Do we have an obligation to our industry? Does our industry have an obligation to us? (Sounds a little Kennedyesque.) If your neighbor has a horse with strangles, would you expect him or her to tell you so you can protect your horses? If you had... Read More
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CEM Found In Kentucky Nurse Mare
March 27, 1998
The nurse mare (Miss VQ) which was leased to a Thoroughbred farm in Kentucky and found culture positive for the CEM-like organism, has implicated two non-registered stallions (Hammer and Coal Digger) as the potential source of her infection... Read More
