The staff of equine professionals at the Equine Reproduction Laboratory (ERL) will foal out your pregnant mare and provide routine care for the newborn foal to a limited number of mares with potential foaling dates from January 1 - May 30.
Services Included:
24-hour monitoring
Large (24 ft x 12 ft) indoor foaling stalls
Video surveillance in each foaling stall
Milk calcium screening to predict impending foaling
NI (Neonatal Isoerythrolysis) testing pre-foaling
Foal alert (monitoring alarm to detect onset of foaling)
Veterinarian attending each foaling
Evaluation of the quality of the dam’s colostrum by specific gravity and refractometry
Umbilical cord care (navel dipped with Nolvasan solution 2-4 times per day)
Measurement of the antibody level in foal’s blood at 12 and/or 24 hours of age to detect failure of passive transfer
Enema administered to newborn foal to decrease risk of meconium impaction
Mare dewormed after foaling to limit parasite infestation of foal
Newborn foal and postpartum mare examinations
Additional Services Available (at an additional cost):
Supplemental colostrum, colostrum substitute (i.e. Seramune®), or plasma therapy if needed
Veterinary services for non-routine events (i.e. dystocia, retained placenta, etc.)
Foal heat breeding services for mare
Download the 2020 foaling contract here
Learn more about care for the expectant mare
Download a Clostridium Enterocolitis Information Sheet
Mare Care: A Foaling Season Presentation
Presenters, Drs. Patrick McCue and Ryan Ferris, foaling experts with CSU's Equine Reproduction Laboratory recently hosted an online and interactive Google+ Hangout session. The presentation covered topics including caring for broodmares, predicting foaling, response during a difficult birth, and tending new foals.
Click a link below to watch a specific topic