Neonatal Isoerythrolysis (NI, or Jaundice)
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Neonatal Isoerythrolysis in Foals
Prevention is key to avoiding neonatal isoerythrolysis, or destruction of a newborn foal's red blood cells.
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Neonatal Isoerythrolysis in Foals
February 01, 2012
Prevention is key to avoiding neonatal isoerythrolysis, or destruction of a newborn foal's red blood cells.... Read More
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Late-Term Mare Care, Foaling, and Young Foal Care
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What's New in the NICU?
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The neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, is that special place in a veterinary clinic where premature, critical, and newborn foals receive intensive, round-the-clock care. The NICU handles everything from breathing problems to heart conditions to..... Read More
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Understanding Foal Care: Take 2
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Back by Popular Demand: Understanding Foal Care Webinar June 22
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Neonatal Isoerythrolysis: Foal Jaundice
January 06, 2010
Neonatal isoerythrolysis (NI) is caused by an incompatibility of blood types between a mare and her foal. If a foal inherits from its sire a red cell factor (antigen) that the mare lacks, the mare may develop antibodies to that antigen. There i... 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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Newborn Foals: Routine and Emergency Care
February 14, 2005
The best chance to improve the survival rate of a newborn foal, she said, is adequate advance disease prevention and planning. The disease prevention includes a comprehensive vaccination program, Zimmel told her listeners.... Read More
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Fever of Unknown Origin in the Foal
March 11, 2004
"Take an organized approach to elucidate causes of fever of unknown origin in the foal," said Robert Franklin, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital in Victoria, Australia, during the Western Veterinary Conference held February... 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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Neonatal Isoerythrolysis--The Silent Stalker
February 01, 2001
Neonatal isoerythrolysis is a silent stalker of foals. At birth, the foal is normal. In some cases, the foal shows subtle signs as an internal enemy attacks and the disease progresses to a point of no return; in others, it takes only hours for... Read More
