Feeding and Care of Orphaned Foals

Feeding and raising orphaned foals can be an extreme challenge, particularly if the foal was orphaned at birth. Losing a mare is never expected and being left with a motherless orphan can turn into an unexpected nightmare. Intensive management will optimize the foal's survival chances.
This publication dovers the following topics:
The first 24 hours -- ensuring immunity
Collection and storage of colostrum
Nursing substitutes
Bottle feeding
Recipes for milk replacements for foals
Controlling diarrhea
Determining how much to feed
Frequency of feedings
Dilution of milk replacer
General care
Expected growth rate