There’s no doubt about it – weaning is a stressful time for foals. In fact,...
How to Reduce the Post-Weaning Stress Response in Foals
There’s no doubt about it – weaning is a stressful time for foals. In fact, new research shows that weaning is one of the most stressful periods in a horse’s...
How Long is a Foal's Digestive System a Blank Slate?
Published: March 2022 | Updated: March 2023 As many of us know by now, immune health is closely tied to the microbial population within the gut. This is true for...
The best management practices for weaning foals
Published: July 2021 | Updated: March 2023 Weaning is the process of taking a foal away from its mother and transitioning its core nutrient source from milk over to concentrated...
How IgY Antibodies Provide Protection for Equine Rotavirus
Diarrhea is one of the leading contributors of neonatal death in both humans and animals. Of the many pathogens that can cause diarrhea, rotavirus is the most important single cause...
Failure of Passive Transfer in Foals
Published: July 2020 | Updated: January 2023 Given world events the last few years, most of us are very familiar with using the word antibody, but do we know exactly...
Set Up the Newborn Foal’s Immune System for Success
Published: June 2020 | Updated: January 2023 Key Takeaways: Researchers have discovered that the mare passes her microbiome on to her foal, just like a woman passes it on to...
