Equine Broodmare and Foal Care

Catalog description

ANSC 357 , Equine Broodmare and Foal Care, is a 3 credit course for students pursuing careers that are directly or indirectly associated with the horse industry. This course is an in depth study of late gestation broodmares, fetal development, pre-foaling indicators of readiness for birth, and post-partum care and management of the mare and foal. Students completing this course should be well prepared to be employed on breeding farms as broodmare or foaling managers. Additionally, students completing this course should be able to: 1) Describe the basic endocrinology of gestation in the mare. 2) Summarize the development of the fetus during gestation. 3) Compare and contrast normal and the abnormal foaling process. 4) Recognize and understand the meaning of pre-foaling predictors. 5) Assist with the foaling process as needed.