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Date Posted: 21:03:45 02/14/03 Fri
Author: Cheri
Subject: Friday's horse fact..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations, and Horse Facts..." on 17:15:30 02/11/03 Tue



Reproductive Problems in the Draft Horse..


Part 5 ..


The large foals desired by draft horse breeders may create additional reproductive dilemmas such as dystocia (difficult birth), difficulty rebreeding, and retained placentas. Although draft mares do not have a higher incidence of dystocia than the light mares, when they do have problems during foaling, the foal's large size complicates delivery further. For example, even if the foal is in the proper position, given the size of the foal, many mares need assistance to deliver due to inadequate uterine muscle tone and contractions.


The stress of delivering large foals makes rebreeding difficult. Because draft mares have poor uterine muscle tone, the uterus of a draft mare after foaling is slow to contract, retaining a large amount of fetal fluids. This fact, coupled with the large amount of semen volume introduced into the uterus from a natural breeding, makes it difficult to get these mares back in foal. It is beneficial to sonogram draft mares during heat to detect fluid accumulation and aid in its removal. Artificial insemination is a useful technique to decrease the volume of seminal fluid used during breeding.

Tomorrows fact .. Finally, retained placentas are..

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[> Saturday's inspiration.. -- Cheri, 18:26:31 02/15/03 Sat



TURNING TALENTS INTO GIFTS

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Romans 12:6-8 (NRSV)

We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.

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We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.

-- Romans 12:6 (NIV)

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DO you remember the parable about the talents? A rich man goes on a trip, leaving his servants with various amounts of "talents" -- a unit of money used in ancient times. Two of the servants use their talents in a way that multiplies them and allows them to gain more talents. The third servant buries his talent. When the master returns, the third servant has nothing to show but the talent he had originally been given.

We can relate this story to our own lives. Our "talents" -- what our Master has entrusted to us -- are our abilities, our resources, our time. We can use these to build up the Body of Christ. Or we can be like the servant who buries the talent, helping no one.
What has God entrusted to you? Could you use your talent of teaching to explain the word of God to children? Could your athletic interests provide a forum to reach team members and draw them to Christ? Could your business skills help a church that is struggling financially? Every skill we have, when given to God, can become a spiritual gift that helps others.


Prayer: Lord, open our eyes to new ways we can use our resources to
lift up the Body of Christ. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
The resources God gives us are not ours to keep.

-- Lynette Norris Wilkinson (Texas, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: To use my talents faithfully
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