Foals

FUllen, n. filling, etc. (see ftUlen) foal colt. Fuller, m. filler loader fountain pen. Fullererde, /. fuller s earth. 

Signs and Symptoms Causes enteritis, dysentery, and toxemia in horses, sheep, cattle, and pigs. Mortality may be high in lambs, calves, pigs, and foals. In birds, typically the only sign is a sudden increase in mortality (<50% ). However, birds with depression, ruffled feathers, and diarrhea may also be seen. Gangrenous dermatitis is characterized by gangrenous necrosis of the skin and a sharp increase in mortality (<60% ). 

Weanling foals, age 3 months, fed diets containing 7.7 mg copper/kg plus 29, 250,1000,or2000mgZn/kg ration for 15 weeks. At start, serum zinc level was 0.6 mg/L and serum copper level 1.4 mg/L... 

Foals fed 29 or 250 mg Zn/kg diets had normal serum copper and zinc concentrations. Those fed 1000 or 2000 mg Zn/kg diet became hypocupremic in 5 to 6 weeks and developed lameness owing to cartilaginous disease similar to osteochondritis dessicous. Foals fed high zinc diets became lame when serum copper fell to 0.3 mg/L for >1 week at end of study arthritic foals had <0.2 mg copper/L serum. Serum zinc concentrations rose to >2 mg/L within 2 weeks at 1000 or 2000 mg Zn/kg diet liver zinc was <333 mg/kg DW at diets of <250 mg Zn/kg, 2728-3511 mg/kg DW at 1000 mg Zn/kg diet, and 4364-4524 mg/kg DW at the highest dietary loading of 2000 mg Zn/kg in 15 weeks Decreased growth, lameness, bone deformities, death. 

Bridges, C.H. 1990. Influence of variable content of dietary zinc on copper metabolism of weanling foals. Amer. Jour. Veterin. Res. 51 275-280. 

Holden, C. (2001). Cyanide named as Kentucky foal killer. Sciencel91,1831. 

In March of 1678 Georges Pierre wrote Boyle that the members of the secret society had assembled near Nice. Then, a week later, he informed Boyle of some of the events that had taken place at this meeting. One adept had demonstrated a powder that could transform water into a transparent stone. A Polish philosopher had caused plants to flower and to bear fruit in two hours. A Chinese gentleman showed some flasks that contained a homunculus, a five-month-old foal and a fox. Meanwhile, the assembly was expecting the arrival of three adepts from the banks of the Ganges. ... 

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