Breeder's Guide to Mare, Foal and Stallion Care

Name: Breeder's Guide to Mare, Foal and Stallion Care
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ISBN: 9781581501438

ISBN-10: 1581501439

ISBN-13: 9781581501438

Edition: 2006

Authors: Christina S. Cable, Christine M. Schweizer, Christine M Schweizer

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Every horse breeder's goal is for his or her mare to give birth to a healthy and thriving foal. But to achieve that happy result, much care and attention must go toward proper management of the mare and stallion, and, once it has arrived, the foal. Breeder's Guide to Mare, Foal, and Stallion Care can help horse breeders, especially those new to breeding horses, sift through the myriad details and focus on what's most important to the health and well-being of their animals. Written by equine veterinarians who are tops in their areas of expertise, this comprehensive guide covers topics ranging from a mare's reproductive cycle to problem pregnancies to the latest trends in good stallion…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Blood-Horse, Incorporated, The
Publication date: 9/25/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 382
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Broodmare Care


The Open Mare


The Reproductive Cycle of the Mare


Pre-Breeding Management of the Mare


Teasing


Reproductive Examinations


Natural Matings


Artificial Insemination


Manipulation of the Breeding Season


Manipulation of the Estrous Cycle


Causes of Infertility in Mares


Managing Infertility


The Pregnant Mare


Pregnancy Diagnosis


Gestation Length


General Broodmare Management


High-Risk Pregnancies


Pre-Foaling Management


Normal Foaling


Complications of Late Pregnancy and Delivery


Post-Foaling Management of the Mare


Foal Care


Understanding the Newborn Foal


Routine Care of the Neonatal Foal


The First Week


The First Month and Beyond


Foal Rejection


Orphan Foals and Twins


Neonatal Problems


Flexural and Angular Limb Deformities


Foal Pneumonia, Septicemia, and Diarrhea


Weaning


Stallion Care


Reproductive Physiology of Stallions


Breeding Soundness Examination


Training the Stallion To Breed


Stallion Management


Sexual Behavior of the Stallion


What Affects Reproductive Performance?


Cooled and Frozen Semen


Glossary


Index


Photo Credits


Authors