Foaling Record Form

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Farm Name: __________________________________________________

Mare's Name: _________________________________________________

Veterinarian:______________________ Foaling Person:_______________

Barn Number or I.D. (if more than one barn)_________________

Age of Mare: ______________ Years:______________________

Last Breeding Date:_____________________________________

Date Foaled: Gestation Length (Days):______________________

STAGE 1: Comments

Waxed (circle one) yes no
Ran milk before foaling (circle one) yes no
First sign of foaling, e.g., discomfort
(actual time using the 24 hour clock): __________________________

STAGE 2: (actual time using the 24 hour clock)

Time mare broke water: _____________________________________

Time mare delivered:________________________________________

Comments re: foaling presentation and ease: ____________________

STAGE 3: (actual time using the 24 hour clock)

Time placenta expelled: _____________________________________

Placental weight: __________________kg or lbs. (circle one)

Placenta complete (circle one)  yes  no

Foal Data: (circle appropriate responses)

Sex of Foal: ____M ____F

Weight of Foal at Birth:___________ kg or lbs.

(Indicate if actual (A) or estimated (E) wt.) A E

Foal Outcome: (actual time using the 24 hour clock)
Stood unassisted: Nursed assisted: Nursed unassisted:___________________

Serum IgG: Comments:_________________________

Udder development: (circle one) poor fair good ________________

Specific gravity of colostrum ____________________

If you choose to send samples, rather than submitting the entire placenta, select areas as indicated.

1. The stars represent the main areas of interest (the body and pregnant horn).

2. Additional samples can be taken from the cervical star, umbilicus, non pregnant horn and amnion. Please place these in a second container and identify. Mark the diagram where sections have been taken

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