Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mare gives birth to live triplets with one foal surviving
By Hodder, A D J et al.·Published in Equine veterinary journal·2010·Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Birth of live triplets in a mare.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old American Buckskin mare unexpectedly gave birth to three foals at around 300 days of pregnancy. All the foals were small and needed a lot of care, but unfortunately, the smallest one died after four days, and the second one had to be euthanized due to a broken leg that wasn't healing well. The last foal, while still small, managed to survive and was considered healthy when it was discharged at one year old.
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Abstract
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.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20121920/