Basic Data, Concerning the Rearing of an Orphan Foal

Abstract

The study was carried out on a Romanian Sport Horse foal born on February 2008. The mare died 24 hours after foaling. The foal was fed artificial milk and kept single in a box. The following aspects were strictly observed: health status, growth, development, nutritional and social behavior. Up to weaning at 165 days age, growth and development as well as the behavior was normal, comparing with other sport horse foals.

Keywords

• growth
• development
• nurse
• orphan foal