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Complete Foaling Manual
Author : Theresa Jones
Publisher : Stallside Books
About the Author
Theresa Jones is a professional foaling attendant with many years of experience. She has assisted hundreds of deliveries, both normal and abnormal. She stays up-to-date through seminars, books, journals, and her work as a veterinary assistant.
The best foaling manual ever written! The author is an expert foaling attendant—and the book is edited by professional veterinarians, and published by Stallside Books.
It carefully explains everything, step-by-step, from prenatal care of the mare to the foal's first weeks, with special emphasis on the foaling process itself.
This book is based on highly proficient knowledge and the most current scientific information available. It is fully illustrated, perfectly detailed, and very easy to read!
Whether you are a breeder, a foaling attendant, a vet, or a beginner—your questions will be properly answered!
Some of the many topics include:
- How to properly prepare a foaling stall
- Signs that indicate labor is near
- Complete list of items for your foaling kit
- If and when you should call your vet
- What should happen in each stage of delivery—and what should not
- How to recognize problems and assist the mare in a difficult delivery
- What the vet will do at the postpartum and neonatal exam
- Helping the foal stand and nurse
- Disinfecting the navel
- Proper care and handling of the foal
- Postpartum complications
- How to care for a weak or sick foal
- Several very specific case studies
From the Inside Flap
This book covers everything from prenatal care through the foal's first few weeks, concentrating on the time around delivery. It explains the foaling process and what the attendant can do to ensure success. It describes everything from how to watch the mare as she approaches her due date, how to prepare the stall and turnout area, and what items to include in the foaling kit. It walks you through each stage of labor, explaining what is happening and how to help. It also includes essential information like caring for the newborn foal-disinfecting the navel, administering an enema, and helping the foal to nurse. This fully-illustrated manual is essential for all owners, breeders, and foaling attendants. And, it is an excellent companion to the book Breeding Management & Foal Development published by Equine Research, Inc.
Excerpted from Complete Foaling Manual by Jones, Theresa. Copyright © 1996. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
A foal cannot survive without colostrum. In spite of its importance, the discussion of colostrum was left until now because this is when the attendant must be aware of the foal's need for it. As explained in Chapter 4, a foal does not get any antibodies from the mare before it is born. As a result, the foal is born without significant immunity to anything. Fortunately, nature has provided needed antibodies in the mare's first milk (colostrum). Colostrum contains antibodies that are essential for the foal's body to be able to fight off bacteria and viruses which cause infection.
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