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The foal in the womb : a simple illustrated account of the events that lead to the birth of a foal /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marrable, A. W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London; New York : J.A. Allen, [1993]
Subjects:
Horses > Physiology.
Veterinary embryology.
Horses > physiology.
Embryonic and Fetal Development.
Table of Contents:
  • Sexual biology of mare and stallion
  • The breeding cycle
  • The potent egg
  • The body-tube appears
  • We recognise the foetal foal
  • The foetus matures
  • Structure of the foetal package
  • How the embryo gets food and oxygen
  • Colt or filly
  • Life in the womb
  • Is the mare in foal
  • Death in the womb
  • Twins
  • The foal is set free