Some timely Seasonal Reminders for Spring

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Some timely Seasonal Reminders for Spring

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Some timely Seasonal Reminders for Spring

Articles Grouped by Seasonal Relevance

The subjects in this column are:

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Winter Topics

Rhinopneumonitis Vaccinations [the MOST IMPORTANT, and why]

Seasonal Reminders we may have Overlooked [Rhino vaccines, abortions, colic, "twisted gut,' etc.]

What our mares are doing this year [daylight hours and their effect on breeding, foaling, etc.]

Winter and the Brood Mare [and "How to end the Bot Fly Cycle"]

Winter Preparations [why long, coarse, shaggy haircoat are health indications]

More Winter Preparations [eliminating bot flies, using salt to prevent colic]

Stallions' Breeding Cycles [the effects of daylight, artificial lighting. etc.]

Artificial Lighting and Mares' Estrus cycles [artificial light for earlier foaling seasons]

Spring Topics

Milk and the Foaling Mare [no milk, checking milk, milk issues and what to look for]

Evaluating Milk and the Newborn [precautions, can be deceptive, milking, what to look for]

Care of the Brood Mare [feeding and nutrients during the second trimester]

More Care of the Brood Mare [NO fescue, udder development, selenum and Vitamin E]

The Season's First Babies [diagnosing milk, "humped, arched back", colostrum,etc.]

Seasonal Topics [Vaccines, deworming, cycling, fescue...]

Preparing the Mare for Breeding [avoid the late-breeding-late-foaling merrygoround]

Summer Topics

Hot Weather Precautions ["Lite" salt and force-feeding bananas]

Autumn Topics

Autumn and early winter [Rhino, ticks, lice, deworming, etc.]

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