increasingly popular among horse owners at all experience levels. Whether you are already enjoying the rich rewards of equine breeding or need down-to-earth advice on whether breeding is right for you and your animal, the Veterinary Guide to Horse Breeding offers a thorough, up-to-date overview of the process.From selecting the best horses to mating, pregnancy, birthing, and caring for a newborn foal, this is the authoritative resource you'll want by your side at all stages of the breeding process to bring healthy, beautiful foals into your life. Features include:* Guidance on evaluating mares and stallions from bloodline and performance record to overall health and appearance* Key breeding techniques such as artificial insemination, pasture breeding, and hand breeding* Pregnancy essentials including testing, gestation, care of pregnant mares, and dealing with complications* Foaling fundamentals: signs of approaching labor, labor and delivery, care of the postpartum mare, and more* A complete immunization schedule, physiological evaluation tables and procedures, and a thorough glossary of terms* More than 100 photos and drawings illustrating anatomy, techniques, and procedures

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