No full text
Poster (Scientific congresses and symposiums)
Inadequate mare-foal bonding restored by adoption of her own foal - a case report
Parrilla Hernandez, Sonia; Deleuze, Stefan; Wimmer-Scherr, Christina et al.
201923th Annual Conference of the European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction (ESDAR)
 

Files


Full Text
No document available.
Full Text Parts
Abstract ESDAR 2019.pdf
Publisher postprint (35.02 kB)
Download
Poster-ESDAR2019 final.pdf
Author postprint (976.06 kB)
Download

All documents in ORBi are protected by a user license.

Send to



Details



Keywords :
mare-foal bonding; foal adoption
Abstract :
[en] Difficulties in mare-foal bonding are mostly the consequence of an abnormal maternal behaviour. Despite current therapies usually based on restrain and sedation of the mare as well as adapted management of each situation, the mare-foal bonding is not always created. However, adoption of foster foals and establishment of the maternal behaviour is often successful. Procedures of adoption mimic the transient increase of oxytocin during delivery and its effects by cervical and vaginal stimulation (Fergusson reflex), or by pharmacological simulation of the high concentrations of prostaglandins observed during parturition. Even if the mechanism is not yet well understood in mares, both hormones seem to have a direct effect on the brain control of maternal behaviour. A primiparous 7 years old mare was presented at the Equine Clinic showing aggressive behaviour towards her 4 days filly especially when the foal attempted to suckle. No evident cause of pain at suckling was found. A hormonal adoption procedure of her own foal was implemented after several attempts to restore the mare-foal bonding by restrain and sedation of the mare. After 3h of fasting and isolation of the foal, the mare received an im injection of 750µg of cloprostenol. The foal was carefully presented to the mare when the secondary effects of the prostaglandins were visible. The mare accepted the foal and allowed suckling rapidly. During the next 24 hours under supervision, the mare showed a very normal maternal behaviour. After 3 days of normal bonding, mare and foal were discharged from the clinic. Adoption of filial foals could be a valuable option in the treatment to establish or restore the normal bonding between a mare and her own foal.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Parrilla Hernandez, Sonia  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences fonctionnelles (DSF) > Physiologie
Deleuze, Stefan  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés (DCA) > Obstét. et path. de la reprod. des anim. de comp. et équidés
Wimmer-Scherr, Christina ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés (DCA) > Médecine interne des équidés
Ponthier, Jérôme ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés (DCA) > Anesthésiologie gén. et pathologie chirurg. des grds animaux
Language :
English
Title :
Inadequate mare-foal bonding restored by adoption of her own foal - a case report
Publication date :
21 September 2019
Number of pages :
A0
Event name :
23th Annual Conference of the European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction (ESDAR)
Event organizer :
ESDAR, Saint-Petersburg State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding
Event place :
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Event date :
Du 19 septembre 2019 au 22 septembre 2019
Audience :
International
Available on ORBi :
since 13 December 2019

Statistics


Number of views
199 (10 by ULiège)
Number of downloads
241 (7 by ULiège)

Bibliography


Similar publications



Contact ORBi