The foaling season occurs primarily between spring and summer. The longer days and greater sunlight stimulate the mares' reproductive cycle. Warmer days and good pasture with greater nutritional value make spring an ideal time for birth.
This time of year requires careful attention, as the neonatal mortality rate can reach up to 25% in the first 48 hours of life. This high mortality rate is associated with failures in the foal's adaptation to the environment, syndromes such as perinatal asphyxia, and, most importantly, nutritional and management problems.
When it comes to nutritional problems, it's crucial to be prepared to provide a newborn foal with the right amount of colostrum from its mother. However, this isn't always possible. To help with this crucial moment, Farex do Brasil offers breeders Foal Response, the only colostrum-based paste on the Brazilian market.
It provides the ideal nutrition foals need at birth to stimulate their immune response. Imported directly from Farnam in the USA, Foal Response contains colostrum with KPx technology, rich in antibodies to stimulate the immune response, as well as prebiotics and other essential nutrients.
Each tube of Foal Response contains an average of 750 mg of immunoglobulin, which guarantees antibodies against various pathogens such as Clostridium, Haemophilus, Leptospira, Rotavirus, Coronavirus, Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, and Salmonella.
It also contains 30 g/kg of crude protein and 1 g/kg of ether extract. Foal Response is so powerful that it is a single dose, making it the most complete supplement for foals available. Distributed by Farex do Brasil, it is available at the best equine stores in your area.
