Birth of live triplets in a mare.
An 11-year-old American Buckskin mare gave birth to live triplets unattended at approximately 300 days gestation. All foals were small and dysmature, requiring intensive care. The smallest foal died 4 days after admission, the second was subjected to euthanasia 24 days after admission due to poor healing of a third metatarsal fracture. The remaining foal survived to discharge and was considered small but otherwise normal at age one year.
Hodder
A D J
AD
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Coyne
C P
CP
Madigan
J E
JE
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000662:veterinary; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple