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milk secretion; if so, the feeding of the foal 

 must be supplemented by hand feeding, for 

 which purpose cows' milk, diluted equally with 

 water, and a little sugar added, is quite suitable. 

 The best plan is to fix a teat on a bottle and feed 

 the foal from this, special teats being sold for 

 the purpose. Hand-reared foals are a good deal 

 of trouble, but the death of a mare may necessitate 

 the adoption of this plan ; if so, the foal must be 

 fed with a pint of milk and added water, not less 

 than four times per day, for the first two or three 

 months, by which time it will probably learn to 

 pick a bit of grass or eat a few oats and bran, 8z:c. 

 It is customary to wean foals when they are 

 about six months old, but if the foal is allowed 

 to run with the mare, it will, insensibly, wean 

 itself. Docking can be left until about weaning 

 time, or it may be done when the foal is only a few 

 weeks old, there being no objection to early 

 docking. As soon as the mare has foaled, she 

 must be treated most liberally as regards food, 

 and allowed plenty of water to drink. Scalded 

 oats, a little linseed cake, bran, bruised beans, 

 together with either hay or green food should 

 constitute the principal forage supplied. When 



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