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Meconium Impaction - Horse (view source)
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Meconium impaction or retention is the most common cause of colic in the first 24 hours of life.
Meconium impaction or retention is the most common cause of colic in the first 24 hours of life.
Meconium is mucilaginous material in the intestine of the
term fetus containing a mixture of cellular debris, secretions of
the intestinal glands, bile and amniotic fluid. Meconium
usually begins to be evacuated from the newborn foal within
3 h after birth, and is considered retained if the foal makes
frequent attempts but fails to produce meconium by age 12 h.(Pusterla)
==Signalment==
==Signalment==