Data on Reno Foaling
Date

Day of
Preg

Milk
Color		 Milk
Calcium		 Temp. Vulva
Length (cm) 		Anus to
Vulva
Length (cm)
Photos
5/2/2007 330 straw <50 100.6 --- ---  
5/3/2007 331 straw 50 100.5 11.0 15.0  
5/4/2007 332 straw 50 100.4 11.0 15.0  
5/5/2007 333 --- --- --- --- ---  
5/6/2007 334 straw 75 100.2 10.0 15.0  
5/7/2007 335 straw 90 100.0 11.0 15.5  
5/8/2007 336 straw 100 99.7 11.0 15.0  
5/9/2007 337 straw 135        
5/10/2007 338 chalk 190 99.8 12.0 16.5  
5/11/2007 339 chalk 190

99.4

 12.0 17.0  
5/12/2007 340 chalk 250 99.9 12.0 17.0  
5/13/2007 341 milk 350 100.0 12.5 17.5  
5/14/2007 342 milk 400 98.9 14.0 19.0  
  Information  
5/14/2007

5:57 PM - Water breaks, mare lays down
6:06 PM - Foal born, colt
6:27 PM - Mare stands
6:32 PM - Foal stands
6:35 PM - Meconium
7:04 PM - Vitamine E and Selenium, 1 cc, IM, weight 46.7 Kilos, 102.7 lbs.
7:41 PM - Foal nurses
8:08 PM - Placenta delivered, intact no tears

 
5/15/2007

9:00 AM - Dipped navel
9:20 AM - Dewormed mare with Quest
11:45 AM - Blood sample taken and serum isolaged. Igg in foal's serum tested with snap test kit and found to be <400mg/ml suggesting inadequate transfer from colostrum. Foal and mare sent to Vet School to get 2 liters of plasma transfusion into the foal.

 
5/16/2007
10:30 AM - Foal back and doing fine.
 
  Photos of foaling events

Mare lays down and legs appear. Legs are covered by the amnion. Water has already broken from the allanto-chorion.

Close-up of legs coming out of mare. Note the orientation of the foal from the hooves of the foal.

Foal is out but still covered by amnion. Notice how the mother is looking at foal but has not yet gotten up. Bonding to the foal is important soon after birth.

Close-up of foal.

Students taping the foal to determine weight.

The placenta is delivered intact with no tears. Notice the upper left where the foal came out of placenta. in the lower left is the unbilical chord and the amnion which was directly covering the foal.

Reno and foal