Temporal folate status during lactation in mares and growth in foals.

Objective: To identify changes in folate status of mares and foals during lactation and growth, respectively.

Animals: 20 Thoroughbred mares and foals.

Procedures: Pregnant mares, and following foaling the same mares with their foals, were maintained on mixed grass-legume pasture and fed either a traditional dietary supplement rich in sugar and starch (SS) or a dietary supplement high in fat and fiber (FF).