Falla ovárica en una yegua de paso fino colombiano: tratamiento combinado homeopático antihomotóxico y hormonal: Reporte de un caso Fracasso ovário em uma égua de passo colombiano:... by Luis J Otálvaro, Claudia J Correa, Carlos E Velásquez, Juan G Maldonado-Estrada

“…The mare returned to estrus 20 days later, she was then inseminated and the resulting pregnancy was confirmed at day 20th resulting in a successful gestation and foaling of a full term viable foal. This report suggests hormonal therapy and alternative medicine could be successfully combined for treatment of specific ovarian pathologies in mares.…”
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Review of some features of the biology of Strongyloides westeri with emphasis on the life cycle by Lyons E.T., Tolliver S.C.

“…The main reason is because of the potential renewed importance of these parasites since the recently recognized increase in their prevalence in horse foals. Indications are that the first and main source of enteric infections in foals maturing to adults in their small intestines is from parasitic third stage larvae (L3) passing to them in milk of their dams. …”
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Parasitic diseases prevention in herd horses in Yakutia by L. M. Kokolova, L. Yu. Gavrilieva, S. S. Sleptsova

“…Seasonal and age helminth infection dynamics in young horses was studied by coproovoscopic and larvoscopic examinations monthly. A total of 50 foals were studied, namely, 20 foals aged under one year, 15 foals aged up to two years, and 15 foals aged up to three years. …”
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Investigating the suitability of a transponder-based birth monitoring system attached to the vulva of a mare by Hannah Lindinger, Axel Wehrend

“…Materials and Methods: Seventy warmblood mares were observed during foaling, and 86 foals were born during the foaling seasons of 2021 and 2022. …”
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First Evidence of Placental Transfer of Ochratoxin A in Horses by Giovanni Michele Lacalandra, Giuseppe Panzarini, Michele Nicassio, Fiorenza Minervini, Alessandra Giannoccaro

“…For the assessment of placental transfer, serum samples were collected from the 17 mares after delivery and from the umbilical cords of their foals, after foaling. Fourteen serum samples from pregnant mares contained OTA (median value = 106.5 pg/mL), but only 50% of their foals were exposed (median values = 96.6 pg/mL). …”
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Antigen-specific immunoglobulin variable region sequencing measures humoral immune response to vaccination in the equine neonate. by Rebecca L Tallmadge, Steven C Miller, Stephen A Parry, Maria Julia B Felippe

“…An increase (p<0.0001) in serum KLH-specific IgG level was measured between days 21 and days 28, 35 and 42 in vaccinated foals from non-vaccinated mares. In vaccinated foals from vaccinated mares, serum KLH-specific IgG levels tended to increase at day 42 (p = 0.07). …”
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A review on Rhodococcus equi: horse, cat and human by Aslam, Muhammad Waseem, Lau, Seng Fong

“…While predominantly in foals, infection is quite endemic/epidemic in nature depending on virulence of strain, and incidence is 10 – 20% since birth till weaning. …”
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Forced Handling Decreases Emotionality but Does Not Improve Young Horses’ Responses toward Humans and their Adaptability to Stress by Inês Pereira-Figueiredo, Ilda Rosa, Consuelo Sancho Sanchez

“…At 8 months old ± 15 days, all foals were evaluated during behavioral tests (restraint in a stock and forced-person test). …”
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Contribution to the Study of <em>Rhodococcus equi</em> Infections in Horses in the Northeast of Tunisia by A. Chabchoub, S. Taouji, F. Landolsi, C. Collobert, Z. Chtioui, L. Messadi, M. Ezzaouia, A. Ghorbel

“…The authors searched by ELISA for antibodies directed against virulent protein VAP A of Rhodococcus equi in 39 horses that displayed Rhodococcus infection-like symptoms, and in 57 healthy foals used as control. Among sick horses and control foals, 35.9 and 17.5% were positive, respectively. …”
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Zandra Rhodes : textile revolution : medals, wiggles and pop 1961-1971 / by Safer, Samantha Erin, author

“…This volume highlights Rhodes's early textile designs for the legendary Swinging London duo Foale and Tuffin, to the launch of her eponymous collection as well as special commissions for Jacqmar, &Vice Versa, and Sekers Pty Australia…”

Equine Herpesvirus Type 4 (EHV-4) Outbreak in Germany: Virological, Serological, and Molecular Investigations by Selvaraj Pavulraj, Kathrin Eschke, Jana Theisen, Stephanie Westhoff, Gitta Reimers, Sandro Andreotti, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Walid Azab

“…Respiratory illness was observed in a group of in-housed foals and mares, which subsequently resulted in disease outbreak. …”
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Inbreeding effect on reproductive traits in a herd of Mangalarga Marchador Brazilian horses Efeito da endogamia sobre características reprodutivas em um rebanho da raça Mangalarga... by Antônia de Maria Ribeiro Filha, Everton de Souza Pereira Silva, Márcia Regina da Costa, Vicente Ribeiro Rocha junior, Maria Dulcineia Costa, Renderson Welington Gonçalves

“…This work aimed to evaluate the effect of inbreeding on the reproductive characteristics such as age at first foaling, gestation length, foaling interval in a “Mangalarga Marchador” herd in the North of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. …”
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Antimicrobial Residue Accumulation Contributes to Higher Levels of <i>Rhodococcus equi</i> Carrying Resistance Genes in the Environment of Horse-Breeding Farms by Courtney Higgins, Noah D. Cohen, Nathan Slovis, Melissa Boersma, Pankaj P. Gaonkar, Daniel R. Golden, Laura Huber

“…The environment is the main source of <i>R. equi</i> infections in foals; therefore, higher levels of multidrug-resistant (MDR) <i>R. equi</i> in the environment contribute to clinical infections with MDR <i>R. equi</i>. …”
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Motorcycle chassis design : the theory and practice/ by 326905 Foale, Tony, Willoughby, Vic

Physiological Correlation between Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis, Leptin, UCP1 and Lipid Panel in Mares during Late Pregnancy and Early Postpartum Period by Francesca Arfuso, Claudia Giannetto, Marilena Bazzano, Anna Assenza, Giuseppe Piccione

“…A total of 20 mares (10 pregnant mares, monitored from 14 ± 2 days before expected foaling until 14 days after foaling, Group A; 10 non-pregnant and non-lactating mares, Group B) were enrolled in the study. …”
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Management practices and milk production in dairy donkey farms distributed over the Italian territory by Francesca Dai, Giulia Segati, Emanuela Dalla Costa, Faith Burden, Andrew Judge, Michela Minero

“…Foals were nursed by their mother until 6-12 months old. …”
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Characterisation of the Behavioural Effects of a Thoracic Squeeze in Healthy Newborn Piglets by Sophia E. Holdsworth, Nikki J. Kells, Kirsty L. Chidgey, Emilie Vallée, Neil Ward, David J. Mellor, Ngaio J. Beausoleil

“…A thoracic squeeze has been observed to cause both healthy and low vigour neonatal foals to enter a ‘less-responsive state’, characterised by loss of posture, eye closure and cessation of movement, from which they rapidly recover to express normal healthy behaviours when the squeeze is released. …”
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INCIDENCE OF JUNCTIONAL EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA AMONG ROMANIAN DRAFT HORSES by S. E. GEORGESCU, MARIA ADINA MANEA, STELIANA KEVORKIAN, MIHAELA ZAULET, MARIETA COSTACHE

“…Results suggest that the genetic test will be useful in identifying horses which are heterozygous for the JEB trait and foals with JEB.…”
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A Summary of New Findings on the Biological Effects of Selenium in Selected Animal Species—A Critical Review by Bozena Hosnedlova, Marta Kepinska, Sylvie Skalickova, Carlos Fernandez, Branislav Ruttkay-Nedecky, Thembinkosi Donald Malevu, Jiri Sochor, Mojmir Baron, Magdalena Melcova, Jarmila Zidkova, Rene Kizek

“…In calves, lambs and kids, the selenium deficiency demonstrates by WMD (white muscle disease), in foals and donkey foals, it is associated with incidence of WMD and yellow fat disease, and in pigs it causes VESD (vitamin E/selenium deficiency) syndrome. …”
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Willingness to adopt personal biosecurity strategies on thoroughbred breeding farms: Findings from a multi-site pilot study in Australia's Hunter Valley by Kirrilly Thompson, Kirrilly Thompson, Joanne Taylor, Joanne Taylor, Diana Mendez, Catherine Chicken, Joan Carrick, David N. Durrheim, David N. Durrheim

“…There are almost 9,500 full-time employees in Australia's thoroughbred horse breeding industry. During foaling, they can be exposed to bodily fluids and mucous membranes which may present risks for zoonotic disease. …”
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