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Equine - Parturition and Normal Neonate Flashcards

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Typically, how long is gestation in a mare?

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340 days (average is 338-343 days)

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What is the average gestation length for Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses?

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325-340 days

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How long is average gestation in Draft mares?

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350-375 days

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Mares bred in late winter and early spring have gestation lengths that are on average 10 days _____ than those bred in summer.

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longer

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Mares with fillies foal on average ____ days earlier.

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three

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True or False: Mares will often carry a foal for a similar time period during each pregnancy.

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TRUE

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How is a due date of a mare calculated?

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Approximate foaling date may be calculated by subtracting 25 days from the day the mare was bred or ovulation was detected - the date is more accurate when actual breeding or ovulation date is known

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How should pregnant mares be housed?

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they should be separated from other horses

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How are pregnant mares managed?

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Light exercise is encouraged during early to mid pregnancy, avoid stress, and routine dental and foot care is recommended to be performed following foaling and prior to breeding

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When should a mare be moved to a stall prior to foaling?

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7-14 days prior

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What nutrition changes are necessary at early to mid gestation?

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none - just make sure there is a good quality pasture or hay +/- supplement

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What is the foal growth rate during early to mid gestation?

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0.2 lb/day

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What feed changes need to occur during late gestation and lactation?

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increase the feed by 50-100% - good quality pasture or hay with grain mix supplement

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What is the foal growth rate during late gestation and lactation?

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1 lb/day

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What should not be fed during the last 2-3 months of gestation?

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fescue hay or pasture

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What vaccinations should a mare get?

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EHV-1, Tetanus, EEE, WEE, Influenza, WNV

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When should the EHV-1 vaccination be given? What type of vaccination is it?

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5, 7, and 9 months of gestation; killed vaccination (Pneumabort-K and Prodigy)

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When should the Tetanus, EEE, WEE, Influenza, and WNV vaccinations be given/

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4-6 weeks prior to foaling

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What additional vaccinations could be given during pregnancy to a mare?

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EVA, Strangles, Botulism, PHF, Rotavirus, and Rabies

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What is the general recommendation for giving an anthelmintic during pregnancy?

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Give a ivermectin-type anthelmintic one month prior to the anticipated due date - make sure to read the label

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What is a Caslick’s surgery?

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a surgical procedure to partially close the dorsal portion of the vulva

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When should a Caslick’s be removed?

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7-14 days prior to the predicted foaling date

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What happens if a Caslick’s is not removed?

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Dystocia and/or serious injury to the perineal region of the mare

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When do relaxin levels rise, what produces it, and what to rising levels of it do?

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The placenta produces relaxin and levels rise in the last 1/2 of gestation. It causes vulvar elongation and ischial (tail head) sinking

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What is prolactin produced by, when do prolactin levels increase, and what changes does it influence?
It is produced by the hypothalamus 4-6 weeks before foaling and influences mammary development
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What is oxytoxin produced by, when is it produced, and what does it influence?
It is produced by the pituitary at the time of foaling (Fergusen's reflex) and influences milk letdown
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When you see waxing on a mare's mammary glands, what does that indicate in relation to when parturition is?
She will probably foal in 1-2 weeks
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What will happen to K and Na levels in the milk 24-48 days prior to foaling?
K increases and Na decreases
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What happens to Ca levels 24-72 hours prior to foaling?
they will increase
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What can be used to measure monitoring foaling pre-partum?
Tocodynamometer - it is not common, expensive, and not practical
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What initates parturition?
Fetal stress - an increase in fetal CRH may trigger a shift in placental steroidogenesis from progestins to estrogens which will increase uterine contractility and relaxin production
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When does fetal plasma cortisol rise prior to parturition?
48 hours
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When are the peak hours typically for parturition?
between 11 pm and 4 am
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What devices can be used as foaling aids to help detect when a mare will foal?
Foalert system, intravaginal sponge, cameras, and positional sensor
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How does an intravaginal sponge aid in detecting foaling?
There is a microchip within a sponge that senses temperature drop and sends alert
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What does a positioinal sensor do?
It sends an alert when a mare lies down flat
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How long does stage one of parturition last?
1-4 hours
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What happens during stage one parturition?
cervical dilation and fetal repositioning
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What signs does a mare show during stage one of parturition?
restlessness, mild discomfort/colic, and sweating
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How long does stage two parturition last?
5-70 minutes - the average is 20 minutes
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What occurs during stage two of parturition?
foaling - the mare moves to lateral recumbency, the chorioallantoic ruptures, and there is intermittent pushing with 2-3 minute rests
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When should the amnionic sac appear during stage two of parturition?
within 5-10 minutes
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What occurs during stage three of parturition?
expulsion of the placenta
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When should stage three of parturition be complete?
within 3 hours
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What is a very important thing to do after stage three of parturition?
to examine the placenta
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How much should the placenta weigh?
less than 15% of the foals weight
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What are the three layers of the placenta?
amnion, chorion, and allantois
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What is the amnion and how should it appear?
it is the fetal sac and it should be so thin that you can read a newspaper through it
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What does meconium staining on the amnion indicate?
fetal stress
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What plaques are normal to be found on the amnion? Abnormal?
amnionic plaques are normal, fungal plaques are not
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What is the chorion and what does it look like?
It is the microcotelydonary attachment to the uterus and it is velcro or fuzzy red
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What can an abnormal color or appearance of the chorion indicate?
there may be placentitis
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Where is the most likely place for the placenta to be retained?
the tip of the non-gravid horn of the placenta
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When is the absence of villi normal?
It is normal where uterine tubes enter the uterine horn, the external cervical os enters the uterine body, and where endometrial cups existed
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What is the allantois and what does it look like?
It is a layer of the placenta that is opposite of the chorion - it is located on the side towards the fetus/amion - it is smooth, light pink
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What is the length of the umbilical cord and what may a short cord predisopose the foal to?
It is 50-60 cm long and a short cord may predispose the foal to an umbilical hernia
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Is twisting of the umbilical cord normal?
some twisting is normal
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What can torsion, or excessive twisting, lead to?
fetal death or predisposes to cystorrhexis (ruptured bladder)
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What structures are located in the umbilical cord?
there are two arteries that originate from each uterine horn, vains, lymphatics, urachus, and the yolk sac
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What are the indications for induced parturition?
maternal compromise (hydrops or rupture of prepubic tendon), history of red bag delivery, severe trauma at foaling, neonatal isoerythrolysis, and a history of primary uterine inertia
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What is neonatal isoerythrolysis?
It is like a hemolytic anemia where the mares antibodies attack the foals blood
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What is the criteria for inducing parturition?
They have to be >320 days of pregnancy, relaxation of sacrosciatic ligaments and vulva, full udder with colostrum filling teats, cervical dilation, and fetal maturity needs to be assessed
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What can be used to induce parturition?
oxytocin and cloprostenol
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What is the protocol for using oxytocin to induce parturition?
Give oxytocin IM and repeat once at 20-30 minutes if signs of 1st stage labor are not observed. Re-examine to determine fetal posture first. Never use higher doses
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When should the second stage be complete if oxytocin is used to induce parturition?
it should be complete within 1 hour
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When giving cloprostenol (Estrumate) when should stage 2 of parturition be observed?
within 4-24 hours of the injection
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If you can do this safely, what should you do after a foal is born?
quietly approacha and remove the amnion from the foal's face
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Should you break the ambilicus?
no -if you must then only break 5 cm of it with gloves
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When observing a mare and its foal from the distance, what questions should you ask yourself?
Is the mare being attentive? Aggressive? Is the foal sternal?
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What is the 1-2-3 rule?
The foal should stand at its first hour of life. It should nurse at its 2nd hour of life. It should pass meconium at 3 hours of life.
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When should a foal be in sternal recumbency?
within 5-10 minutes of life
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When should the initial examination of a foal occur?
when they are a few hours old
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What should be examined in the initial examination?
Visually evaluate general condition, strength, mental status, ability to nurse. Observe for normal urination and defecation. Watch the foal walk and observe conformation. Auscultate the heart and lungs, and check for fractured ribs. Palpate the umbilicus. Check the mucous membrane color and CRT. Examine eyes, mouth, etc. Check for a patent rectum and umbilical hernia. If it has been greater than 12 hours, do a post-suckle check for IgG.
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What is the normal TPR of a foal?
Temperature: 99-102 F Pulse: 80-130 beats/minute Respiratory: 60-80 breaths/minute
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How should the mucous membranes and CRT be in a foal?
The mm should be moist and pink, and the CRT should be 1 second long
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What should the colostrum look like?
thick yellow-orange
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What should the specific gravity be for colostrum?
> 1.060 or 23% on Brix refractometer
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If the colostrum is of poor quality, what should the foal be supplemented with?
banked colostrum
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What should you do if there is extra colostrum?
Milk the mare and bank colostrum in the freezer - it can be stored for up to 12 months
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Give me some tips for nursing.
Avoid steering the foal to the udder - give it time to explore for 2 hours You may need to help the foals find the nipple and/or tranquilize the mare Milk some colostrum on to your fingers and put into the foal's mouth to encourage nursing behavior and then move your fingers to the teat
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When should an enema be performed on a foal?
If it has been greater than four hours without meconium passage or straining is observed

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