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Colostrum — Giving A “Jump-Start” To A New Foal

Colostrum is an essential ingredient to the new life of a vibrant newborn foal. So, a foal nursing shortly after birth is a very good sign. The first milk produced by the mare is energy and nutrient dense, most renowned for its ability to “jump-start” a healthy immune system. A vigorous foal stands and easily
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Broodmares Are Performance Horses Too – for Mar. 17, 2011

The mental and physical health of a foal is strongly linked to the nature and nurturing of its dam. Their robustness is coupled with more than just the genetic makeup of the mare. A broodmare on a well-balanced diet in a healthy living environment is more likely to produce a well-balanced and healthy foal that
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Pmu Ranches May Be Cut To 25

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Another round of cutbacks may see the number of equine ranches in Mani toba , Sa s k a t chewa n and North Dakota slashed to around 25, down from 64 last year. The decl ine in the local industry that produces pregnant mares’ urine for use by drug manufactur ing giant Wyeth in
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The New Arrival — Care Of The Foal And Its Dam

CAROL SHWETZ DVM Producing a healthy foal begins long before labour. It starts with having a healthy mare. Healthy mares have healthy foals, and healthy foals have healthy mares. Exercise is an essential part of a healthy pregnancy – after all the uterus is a muscle too. One can reasonably ride a pregnant mare up
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Managing The Transition From A Stallion To A Gelding

carol shwetz dvm Castration may not be the best place to introduce yourself to a horse. The emotional nature of horses is shaped by many events in their lives and for about 50 per cent of our horse population, castration is one. The events surrounding castration are significant to the healthy physical and emotional development
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More Cutbacks Announced For PMU Industry

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“Although the rate of reduction has slowed, the size of the market is much smaller.” – WYETH STATEMENT Seven more pregnant mare urine (PMU) contracts have been cancelled, leaving the number of ranches in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North Dakota at 64, down from over 400 prior to 2003. A statement issued by Wyeth, which markets
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The Real Cost Of Raising Ranch Horses

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The other day was difficult. The discussion centred on the horse industry as the Dickinson Research Extension Center was reviewing program costs. As the horse program was discussed, the updated costs were noted. Based on a fiveyear average, the annual cost (direct and overhead expenses) for maintaining a producing mare and nursing foal was $764.68
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Let’s Go Ridin’ – for Mar. 19, 2009

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Last time we talked about breeding your mare, so this time I thought I would tell you about witnessing the miracle of birth, horse style. In all my years of being around horses, I had never seen a mare foal. They like to do it under cover of darkness most times, they like to be

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