What is the foal?
Foal is the process of giving birth to the mare (dam). The term is generally used in a broader sense, including the initial idea of breeding your mare and extending its pregnancy, childbirth, childbirth and health control of her foal.
Selecting your father for your dam is consideration. If you are looking for specifics in terms of what you want about foal, as well as genetic properties and markings, you should consult a professional. When deciding, it is important to consider the whole horse, not just visual properties. Behavioral features will also be transferred to your foal.
A healthy mare is the best preparation for its pregnancy. There is a great advantage in choosing the optimal time for the foal, which will provide comfort both mares and her foal during the first few months of life. Ideally, the foal should take place in May or June, depending on your geographical position and weather patterns.
pregnancy for horses is 11 months (approximately 340 days). One option in calculating inAsh's foal is to take the date of breeding, add one year and deduct 25 days. The age of the mare, the history of breeding and the weather can play an important role in the real time of the foal.
Your mare should have a free choice of hay and/or pasture. If your hay or pastures are low clover content, you should slowly introduce 10-20% alfalfa to help satisfy its increased needs of calcium and protein. Avoid sudden changes in her diet, including hay types. Salt and clean water should always be available.
During the pregnancy of your mare, it may be driven for the first few months if it is used to it and enjoys exercise. Care is a good way to keep her digestion healthy. It will also prolong your bond with it so that when its foal time comes, it will be familiar with your extensive practical treatment. You should also spend time cleaning its teats and genitalia. Especially useful is to acclimatize a girl mareu to be processed in sensitive areas to prevent any resistance to allow her foal to allow nurse.
Most mares pass through pregnancy with several complications. Signs that things do not take place correctly are normal signs of bad health for every horse. With her feed, it is common for mares in later stages of pregnancy. This will usually take just a few days and then continue to continue its normal eating samples. If he stops eating completely, this is a sign to contact your vet. Water consumption should never fall.
Other complications are signs of colic, reduced manure production, weight loss, limp, edemas in all four legs, nasal or eye discharge, fever or breathing change. Any of these symptoms or other unusual behavior is a sign of contact with the veterinarian. Your mare will naturally be more uncomfortable and uncomfortable, so you will meet your moods and activities at the beginning, you will bePower to detect grades that should be worrying.
Your mare bag, or milk tanker, begins to fill about 2-4 weeks before Zell. If milk streams in front of the mane, a large part of a vital colostr will be lost. If this happens, bring your mare and freeze the colostrum for her foal. Do not use the microwave to thaw a colostrum because it kills natural advantages and immunity increasing. Some girls' mares do not have to produce milk up to the foal.
Colostram is a syrup substance that is the first milk of your mare. It is essential that your foal gets this colostrum within 24 hours after birth. This gives the protection of the child from both bacterial and viral diseases during the first two to four months of his life. In addition, the colostrum provides a slight laxative for the foal. If for some reason, your mares are not to treat or have not secured its colostrum forward, alternative Coloostrum alternative sources are available through your vet.
Preparing your mares' birth stand should be performed at least a week before Zell. You want to take time to disinfect and dry the walls, retain the standing and allow enough time to make your mare comfortable around. The stand should be prevented by straw to prevent suffocation or irritation of the lungs or eyes of the foal. The buckets for feed and water should be placed so that they do not interfere with the birth.
If you prefer your clock over the foal on the pastures, make sure there are no streams or water sources that could capture her foal. There is also a danger that the foal will end up outside the fence-line and is unable to return to its dam. It is much safer to allow a foal in a spacious booth.
Your mare usually wax 24-48 hours before Zell. At that time her milk becomes multiced, white and sweet. The vulva also extends and a hump appears on the tail, indicating that the foal is in position. The dock becomes soft and flexible. BudE Labor will begin, your mare will express dissatisfaction. It shows signs of sweating, stimulation, tail and frequent urination. It's time for her tail to join and put her in the booth.
Please note your veterinarian that birth is significant, but if possible, let the mare delivered without help. They will appreciate your company, trust and comfort if you have been in advance. If you are uncertain about birth, then it is best to bring your vet or midwife to help.
Your mare first eliminates its plug when its water breaks. The plug is the color and consistency of the liver. Delivery will be within 15 to 30 minutes afterwards. Your mare lies on the side of your legs outstretched. If they deliver, don't forget to catch the foal and release it to the gkolo.
First you will see two front hooves and a tucked nose between them. This is a sign that the foal is in the right position and you can allow birth naturally. Your mare will be in general during birth twice as soon as the shoulders pass and once, when the hips passed. During the van, if there is more than 10 minutes without movement, gently pull the next contraction, but stop how the contraction stops. If the foal feels stuck, turn to the side.
call the vet if:
- represents only one leg
- represent more than two tracks
- nose is not visible
- nose gives without front legs
- legs present upside down
- foal is stuck
delivery will take about 30 minutes. Your foal often begins to breathe before it is completely delivered. The umbilical cord separates separately as the foal passes from the birth of the canal. If it is still connected, cut it into a 3-in (7.6 cm). Immerse or give the umbilical stump with a fine iodine.
further allow your mare to print her foal. Also be sensitive to your privacy with your child, especially if it is Mare's mare. Even a gentle horse, which is generally loving, will be more protective at the moment. Your mare must ensureRecognition of your child and help him to treat.
foal can take up to 2 hours, but it is usually done within 30-45 minutes. Then he starts to treat. The first defecation and urination is very important. The feces are called meconium, which is a sticky yellowish fertilizer, which is the result of accumulated waste materials from fetal digestion. It is no longer recommended that the foal be accepted by enemas, but rather to allow this elimination to happen naturally.
Your mare will eliminate her after giving birth within 3 hours. The placenta is excluded inside out. Distribute it to make sure it is complete and the corners are present. You can also fill in IT with water to check to see if there are any missing pieces. Once you are sure that the birth is completed, remove it from the area and bury it in a place that does not attract wild animals back to the foal.
The development of your foal will continue naturally and quickly. Within a few hours he will run and gallop. Within a few days begins to imitate the grazing of the dam and the KR beginshave a week. If possible, leave your mare and her foal on the pasture from the next day. It is best to keep them separate from the herd to the week, longer if it is nervous with your foal. Ideally, they should be placed with other dams and foals. Participation in pastures will speed up recovery and reduce stress for your mare and her foal.