EQUINE MEDICINE Foaling and Foal Care
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HORSE PRODUCTION Lecture 23: Foaling and Foal Care
EQUINE MEDICINEFoaling and Foal Care
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Foal Development
Impending ParturitionPendulous abdomenUdder enlargementWaxing of teatsEnlarged milk veinsRelaxation Tail headCroupPerineal areaDecreased appetitePersonality change
Foaling EquipmentNolvasan solutionTail bandagesSterile roll cottonAdhesive tapeBiozide ointmentClean towelFleet enemaPailThermometer
Labor and Parturition
Stage 1Uterine contractionsCervix relaxationFoal moves into positionMinutes to days in lengthEnd-allantois through cervixWater breaks
Labor and Parturition
Stage 2Labor contractionsLength-30min-1 hrNormal position-On stomachFront feet firstMuzzle on knees
Labor and Parturition
Stage 3Expulsion of the placenta
PostpartumInvolution of the uterusMareConsider bran mashesIncreased energy needsUterine discharge-14 daysFoal heat-7-9 days
PostpartumFoal-Standing within 1 hourNursing within 2 hoursPassive transfer> 800 normal600-800 partial failure< 400 complete failure
Premature Foals
Before 320 days of gestation
Foal CareNavelBreak naturallyDilute NolvasanNavel illSigns-lamenessDrainageSwollen jointsFeverNot nursing
Foal CareMeconiumFirst manurePassage 3-24 hrsSigns-ColicStrainingElevating tail
Foal CareExerciseFirst full day of lifeTurn out alone-first week
Foal CareHandlingBegin first day of life!Before weaningHalteringLeadingGroomingLifting feetDewormingVaccinations
Foal CareWeaning4-6 monthsComplete separationGradual separationGroups Mare careGroups=less stressMonitor milk production
CastrationRange-birth to two yearsTimingIndividual behaviorWeatherManagement practicesCryptorchid One or both testicles in abdomen 15 months
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