This handbook covers aspects of the foal from just before birth to weaning. It combines descriptions of normal development and behaviour with the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of illness. Each section covering management and therapy features "how to" guidelines, utilizing readily available materials and laboratory facilities. Practical guidelines are emphasized in every section.
This handbook covers aspects of the foal from just before birth to weaning. It combines descriptions of normal development and behaviour with the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of illness. Each section covering management and therapy features "how to" guidelines, utilizing readily available materials and laboratory facilities. Practical guidelines are emphasized in every section.
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Elsevier Science & Technology
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978-0-08-040847-7 (9780080408477)
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University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Care of the pregnant mare; impending parturition; parturition; adaptation to extrauterine life - birth to 3 hours of age; normal behaviour 3-24 hours of age; care of the postparturient mare; the abnormal neonatal foal; nursing care of the sick and injured foal; the orphan foal; nutrition and preventive health care; abnormalities of the suckling foal; weaning the foal.