Failure of Passive Transfer
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UK Equine Showcase Presents Young Horse Research
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Postpartum Problems in Mares
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Failure of Passive Transfer
February 05, 2013
Failure of passive transfer is the process by which mares pass antibodies on to their foals via the colostrum.... Read More
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UK Equine Showcase Presents Young Horse Research
March 22, 2012
The UK Equine Showcase held Jan. 20 focused on young horse heath, including infectious disease and deworming.... Read More
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Late-Term Mare Care, Foaling, and Young Foal Care
December 15, 2011
What breeders need to know to keep broodmares healthy and deliver strong, healthy foals. ... Read More
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Postpartum Problems in Mares
February 01, 2011
Post-foaling problems caused by dystocia and other factors can be serious and immediate treatment is critical.... Read More
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Understanding Foal Care: Take 2
June 22, 2010
Foal care: Understanding and learning the basics of caring for baby.... Read More
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Back by Popular Demand: Understanding Foal Care Webinar June 22
June 21, 2010
Spring is a beautiful time of growth, greenery, and grogginess for those of us with newborn foals to tend! Are you doing everything you can to ensure your foal stays healthy? Find out in Take 2 of our popular Understanding Foal Care Webinar!... Read More
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Broodmare Diet Impacts Placenta and Colostrum
December 04, 2009
The diet you offer your gestating mare, particularly in the last trimester, can influence development of the placenta as well as the level of immunoglobulins (IgGs) in the colostrum, reports a research team from North Dakota and... Read More
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Ins and Outs of Equine Lactation
July 01, 2009
Lactation is a very important function in a mare. So important, in fact, that two lives depend on it. A mare's body will sacrifice her foal's health to save her own life ... both during gestation and after foaling. In other words, you must feed her... Read More
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Foal Rejection and Maternal Behavior
May 11, 2009
Foal rejection is a heartbreaking twist to an otherwise normal foaling and unless the mare has rejected a foal before, there is no way to predict if and when it will happen.... Read More
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AAEP Releases White Paper on Equine Blood Products
March 23, 2009
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has released a white paper to help practitioners make informed decisions regarding the use of equine plasma and serum products. The white paper, titled "<A... Read More
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Targeting Foal Disease (Free Online Horse Course video)
May 29, 2008
Vets discuss the varied causes of foal mortality, current recommendations for preventing disease, and breaking research information on foal vaccination and immunity.... Read More
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Got Milk? Central Kentucky Colostrum Bank in Need
May 21, 2008
Veterinarians with Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., have put out a call for colostrum donations as their supply has dwindled in the midst of foaling season. <A... Read More
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Neonatal Nuances
February 01, 2007
The first days of a foal's life can be risky; there are a number of things that can go wrong. Some problems can be dealt with easily (such as constipation), while others are life-threatening (such as a ruptured bladder). In this article, Bonni... Read More
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Foal Care When There Are Problems
March 01, 2004
If a new foal develops a problem requiring surgery, time is of the essence, said Rolf Embertson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital. The time from recognition of abdominal pain to arrival of the foal at the clinic, evaluation for sur... Read More
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Testing for Failure of Passive Transfer
February 03, 2004
When a newborn foal, for whatever reason, fails to obtain the antibodies he needs from his mother in his first hours of life, this often results in a very sick or even dead foal from septicemia. Quick identification of the problem (failure of passive... Read More
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Foal Care From Birth to 30 Days (AAEP 2003)
January 31, 2004
Foal care from the first few hours of life to one month can be critical in the overall health and welfare of the newborn foal.... Read More
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Hyperimmune Plasma for WNV Horses
September 10, 2003
Veterinarians have been using an antibody product to treat West Nile virus (WNV) clinical signs, but its use for this purpose is currently off-label (not approved by the USDA). Currently, the hyperimmune plasma product HiGamm-Equi, by Lake... Read More
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High-Risk Pregnancies and Sick Foals
January 09, 2003
In defining a high-risk mare, Bain said she is one which has had previous foaling problems such as dystocia (difficult delivery), hemorrhage, or a red bag delivery. He said a mare also could be at risk because of medical illness, surgery, colic... Read More
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New IgG Stall-Side Test Kit
February 01, 2002
The equine industry has new technology adapted from the livestock industry to do a "stall-side" test of whether foals received an adequate amount of protective antibodies in colostrum (IgG test). This is commonly known as failure of passive... Read More
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Testing Passive Transfer of Antibodies
December 01, 2001
Q. In an article about the newborn foal’s care (article #287), Christina Cable, DVM, talks about the CITE test as one of the most frequently use... Read More
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Colostrum: Nothing Better Than Mother's Milk
October 16, 2001
There might be ongoing debate as to the value of a woman's colostrum versus commercial colostrum products, but for a foal, nothing is better than a mare's milk. Colostrum is specialized milk secreted during the first 24 hours following birth and... Read More
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Preparing for Foaling
October 11, 2001
This article will describe procedures that should be done before foaling, the events that take place just prior to foaling, what events take place during a normal foaling--along with the normal post-foaling events--and will describe some of... Read More
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Failure of Passive Transfer in Horses
October 08, 2001
Infectious disease is a major cause of death in neonatal foals. The foal is born immunocompetent, meaning it probably is able to initiate an immune response to organisms to which it is exposed. However, a newborn foal lacks... Read More
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Colostrum For Foals
March 01, 1999
Now that foaling season is here, equine veterinarians who routinely treat and care for foals will be thinking about colostrum--who has it, who needs it, and where they can get it. You might wonder if colostrum actually is that important. To a newborn... Read More
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