Does the amount of feed given to a pregnant mare effect the size of the foal?? Like if she is putting on alot of weight this winter and is pregnant will it make her foal larger?
The reason I ask is---I have a mare that has an 18 mth old filly, that was very small at birth. She was the 1st foal born to this mare.
I didnt have the mare at that time. I didnt get her until the filly was 1 yr old and I bought them both.
I know she was only fed grass,hay, and water during that pregnancy. Now that I have her (The mare) and she is bred back for late spring or early summer.With 2nd foal. She is being fed corn, mare and foal feed plus hay and water. And has been on the feed since last July. I guess my ? out of all this is. Since she is on a better diet this time will this foal be bigger than the other one. When she was only getting hay, grass and water.
2007-02-08
06:49:43
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