When's the latest one should ship during gestation? A month out or more if there's no signs evident? I've heard of people doing it a week out of due date. Is this acceptable?
I'm not talking about a 45 minute truck ride. More like a 2 or 3 day truck ride.
Shipping late term pregnancy
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It takes 30 days for the mare to build up antibodies against any threats ie bacteria, viruses that are in the environment. Every environment is different regardless of the level of care and the facility itself so 30 days is the minimum I would ship at all. I don't think I would ship 2-3 days after the 8th, maybe 9th month.
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For that kind of deal, I would only send a late term mare in a big box stall, on air ride, with stops every four hours, preferably climate controlled. I would also bump up her vaccinations 30 days or so prior to shipping, including strep/strangles, 5-way, phf, wnv, etc. JMO
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bumping this again
Regarding shipping mares - what about mares and their new foals?
How far might one consider doing that reasonably? Thought is that it would be nice to have the mare drop a foal in WV for state bred purposes, but breed back to a Ky stallion? Pa or Md obviously much more reasonable.
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How far might one consider doing that reasonably? Thought is that it would be nice to have the mare drop a foal in WV for state bred purposes, but breed back to a Ky stallion? Pa or Md obviously much more reasonable.
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Personally I'd prefer not to ship mares and their new foals until they are at least seven days old. At this point the foal has some mobility and the mare is usually more comfortable post foaling. If its a silly mare then chemical assistance comes in handy
We are located appoximately 10 hours from Kentucky and have mares that foal here and ship back to KY for breeding.
We are located appoximately 10 hours from Kentucky and have mares that foal here and ship back to KY for breeding.
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