A partir del cuarto mes, los potros empiezan a reducir la ingesta de leche, espaciar las tomas y alimentarse m\u00e1s de forraje o pienso. No obstante, es una edad muy temprana y lo m\u00e1s com\u00fan es destetarlos a los seis meses, que es cuando empiezan a ganar cierta independencia, alejarse de la madre durante m\u00e1s tiempo y establecer v\u00ednculos con otros caballos.<\/p>\n
Esta es la pr\u00e1ctica habitual cuando el potro est\u00e1 destinado a la venta o en yeguas de cr\u00eda que pierden mucho peso. No obstante, lo ideal es retrasar el destete lo m\u00e1ximo posible y hacerlo de forma muy gradual, ya que puede resultar traum\u00e1tico tanto para el potro como para la madre. Los ocho meses resulta una edad m\u00e1s natural para los caballos.<\/p>\n
El destete es un momento de bastante ansiedad para el potro, lo cual suele derivar en una ligera p\u00e9rdida de peso que conviene controlar porque puede conllevar una bajada de defensas. El estr\u00e9s y el est\u00f3mago vac\u00edo debido a la inapetencia asociada pueden dar lugar tambi\u00e9n a \u00falceras g\u00e1stricas, aunque su aparici\u00f3n no es excesivamente frecuente. Adem\u00e1s, como el potro querr\u00e1 volver con su madre y estar\u00e1 nervioso, es habitual que se lesione al intentar librarse del cercado o salir del box para conseguirlo, o que empiece a manifestar estereotipias.<\/p>\n
El momento del destete tambi\u00e9n es delicado para la yegua, que puede sufrir un estr\u00e9s elevado si la lactaci\u00f3n se interrumpe de forma brusca. Cuando es as\u00ed, sus hormonas incrementan la producci\u00f3n de leche, que se acumula y termina produci\u00e9ndoles mastitis e incluso infecciones. Por eso, antes del destete, conviene reducir la raci\u00f3n de pienso de la madre para que empiece a producir menos leche y as\u00ed preparando su cuerpo para el secado.<\/p>\n
Por todo esto, el proceso debe ser muy progresivo y empezar separ\u00e1ndolos unas horas al d\u00eda, de manera que puedan verse, olerse e interactuar, pero no tocarse.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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