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WHEN FOALS SHOULD FALL - - 219 



THE FOAL AT BIRTH - - 220 



FOALS PREMATURELY BORN . 221 



HAND-REARING OF FOALS . 222 



USE AND ABUSE OF Cow's MILK - . 224 



WEANING FOALS - 225 



THE MARE AFTER FOALING - 226 



STERILITY - - 229 



ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION - - 231 



SIRES - . 234 



Condition in the Sire - - 236 



TELEGONY - 239 



GENERATION - . 245 



IMPREGNATION - . 246 



THE OVUM - - . 247 



CHANGES IN THE OVUM AFTER IMPREGNATION - - 248 



THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMBRYO - 249 



First Signs . 249 



Fcetal Membranes - - 250 



Blood-vessels - .... 252 



Changes which occur in the Uterus in Gestation - - 252 



Development of the Organs - 253 



Development of the Nervous System - 255 



Development of the Heart and Vessels 255 



Development of the Organs of Special Sense 257 



The Foal . . 257 



EVOLUTION AND GENERATION - - 257 



Alternate Generation - 259 



PHYSIOLOGY OF GESTATION AND PARTURITION - - 261 



IMPREGNATION - - - 261 



CARE OF THE MARE DURING PREGNANCY- - 264 



ACCIDENTS INCIDENTAL TO PREGNANCY - - 266 



Abortion .... . 267 



PARTURITION .... . 269 



DIFFICULT PARTURITION - - - 271 



Malpresentations 274 



Head presented, Knees Doubled Back 274 



