Ask the Vet - How to tell if your horse is pregnant

Описание: In this excerpt from the April 2020 episode of Ask the Vet (    • Ask the Vet - Spirulina, pregnant horses, ...   ), Dr. Gray and SmartPaker Dan talk about how to tell if a mare is pregnant. Dr. Gray goes through the different methods your regular veterinarian has for detecting equine pregnancy, how a pregnancy early in a filly’s life affects their foal’s wellbeing (and their own), and why simply looking at the size and shape of the belly isn’t always a good predictor. Poor Newman!

Question answered in this video: I have a 2.5 year old from the BLM and she has been progressively getting round in the belly. But she doesn’t really seem fat, if that makes sense. I have suspicions she may be pregnant. Are there any signs that I could be looking for or anything at all I should do aside from just getting the vet out and doing a test? Ultimately that is what I will do. If she is pregnant, how does pregnancy effect a young horse? Is the process harder on them?

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Horse Health Library Videos: https://www.smartpakequine.com/learn-...
Ask the Vet Blog: https://www.smartpakequine.com/blog/c...

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