Having trouble getting your mare pregnant? It might be time to take a good look at her weight and metabolic condition. Some veterinarians now believe that metabolic diseases likely have a negative impact on equine reproduction.

At the 2013 Society for Theriogenology Conference, held Aug 7-10 in Louisville, Ky., Peter Morresey, BVSc, MACVSc, Dipl. ACT, ACVIM, presented a lecture on what we know about metabolic diseases and equine reproduction.

Knowledge from Other Species

At the moment, much of what veterinarians know about reproduction-related metabolic disorders in horses comes from human medicine and research in other species, Morresey explained

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