Feeding Programs for Orphan Foals
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Feeding Programs for Orphan Foals
Foals are dependent on a milk-based diet for the first 3 – 4 months of life. | iStock Newborn foals are precocious, active, and grow at an incredible rate. They can stand and gallop within a few hours of birth and gain 1–1.5 kg (2.2-3.3 lb.) per day during the first month of life. That rapid growth makes early nutrition and care especially critical—so when a broodmare dies, the tragedy deepens if her orphaned foal is not quickly placed on an eff…
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