At the spring Calpaca (California affiliate of AOA), U.C. Davis Professor of Equine Medicine and Epidemiology Dr. John Madigan presented new research on the syndrome of dummy foals, and a methodology to reverse it.
Equine neonatal maladjustment is more popularly referred to as dummy foal syndrome. Dr. Madigan's research findings have become known as the "squeeze method". Dr. Madigan is the principle researcher in the "Clinical Trial of the Madigan squeeze method for treatment of equine neonatal maladjustment syndrome." This groundbreaking research has clear application to the health and welfare of alpacas - read on to find out how.
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