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  2. Neonatal isoerythrolysis - Wikipedia

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    A definitive diagnosis can only be made if alloantibodies are discovered in the mare's serum or colostrum and are shown to be against the foal's red blood cells. Such tests include crossmatching the mare's serum to washed red blood cells of the foal, which is added to exogenous complement, and is positive if hemolysis occurs.

  3. Mare - Wikipedia

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    Mares carry their young (called foals) for approximately 11 months from conception to birth. (Average range 320–370 days.) [2] Usually just one young is born; twins are rare. When a domesticated mare foals, she nurses the foal for at least four to six months before it is weaned, though mares in the wild may allow a foal to nurse for up to a year.

  4. Horse breeding - Wikipedia

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    A foal will begin to eat hay, grass and grain alongside the mare at about 4 weeks old; by 10–12 weeks the foal requires more nutrition than the mare's milk can supply. Foals are typically weaned at 4–8 months of age, although in the wild a foal may nurse for a year.

  5. Foal - Wikipedia

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    Some foals can nurse for up to three years in domesticity because the mare is less likely to conceive another foetus. A foal that has been weaned but is less than one year old is called a weanling . Mare's milk is not a significant source of nutrients for the foal after about four months, though it does no harm to a healthy mare for a foal to ...

  6. Neonatal maladjustment syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Neonatal maladjustment syndrome (NMS) is a syndrome where newborn foals exhibit uncommon behaviors, occurring in three to five percent of live births. These behaviors can include aimless wandering, hypersensitivity to loud sounds and brightness, weakness or coordination issues, and the incapability to nurse.

  7. Hippomanes - Wikipedia

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    According to Pliny the Elder, [7] the Hippomanes, which are said to be found as tough bodies on the forehead of the newborn foal, are eaten by the mare immediately after birth. If the mare was prevented from doing so, she would feel no affection for the foal and refuse to feed it, which is why it was believed that the power of love was ...

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    1. Tennis Ball. Tennis balls are so useful that you may want to buy some to keep around the house even if you don’t play. For example, half a tennis ball can help screw open tight caps.

  9. Circulatory system of the horse - Wikipedia

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    Although blood pressure may vary greatly between animals, the average blood pressure for a standing horse is 120/70 mmHg. An indirect measurement of blood pressure may be taken with a cuff placed around the middle coccygeal artery at the base of the tail, or above the digital artery. It is usually taken to monitor circulation during surgery. [5]