Early lactating mare
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Conception to birth. What are the nutritional requirements for feeding a dry mare vs a lactating mare? Knowing how to prepare your mare for foal is crucial to the health of their foal and how their foal develops. It can weigh heavily towards ensuring that the foal develops to its full potential and your mare is equipped to continue producing foals long into the future. Preparing nutritionally, for your new born foal starts months before conception. Ensuring your mare is of an appropriate condition score (CS 3-4 out of 5) increases chances of conception. Ensuring your diets are balanced, for either a dry mare or a lactating mare whom will be returned to foal. The requirements for these two mares are drastically different as the lactating mare is caring for two as well as trying to return for another conception. Click here to read more!
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