A practical handbook written in outline format, on the diagnosis and management of neonatal equine diseases. Emphasis is on critical care techniques. Contents cover peripartum assessment of the foal and mare; peripartum complications; problems in cardiopulmonary adaptation; immunology and infection in the neonatal foal; organ system diseases of the neonatal foal; hematology and clinical chemistry; and general treatment in the neonatal foal. An appendix presents compiled drug doses, conversions and formulas, drip rates and normal laboratory values. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR