Recurrent Mastitis
Michelle LeBlanc, DVM, Dipl. ACT
May 1, 2005
We have a 25-year-old mare that gets a case of mastitis almost like clockwork every 35 days.
We have a 25-year-old mare that gets a case of mastitis almost like clockwork every 35 days.
There are two large arteries that supply the uterus with blood. One crisis that can occur is severe hemorrhage of one of these arteries into the surrounding tissue or abdominal cavity.
As breeding season begins, James Brendemuehl, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, an equine veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, is often consulted about broodmare health.
Brendemuehl explains that
Let’s say you’ve got a great performance mare you’d like to breed. But getting her in foal might not be as simple as swapping arena for breeding shed. Mares in performance careers can sometimes be hard to breed because these mares are under more
A seminar for veterinarians on developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) in horses and ways it can be controlled through feeding and management practices was presented by Dan Burke, PhD, director of equine nutrition for Buckeye Nutrition, on Feb. 9
Reports have been circulating that there is a disease similar to mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) occurring in Australia. In a correspondence, Nigel Perkins, BVSc, MS, Dipl. ACT, FACVSc, of the private consulting firm AusVet Animal Health
With such long necks and long limbs, it’s a wonder any foal can be born normally, observed Grant S. Frazer, BVSc, MSc, MBA, Dipl. ACT, associate professor in reproduction at The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine at the”P>With such long necks and long limbs, it’s a wonder any foal can be born normally, observed Grant S. Frazer, BVSc, MSc, MBA, Dipl. ACT, associate professor in reproduction at The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine at “>With such long necks and long limbs, it’s a wonder any foal can be born normally, observed Grant S. Frazer, BVSc, MSc, MBA, Dipl. ACT, associate professor in reproduction at The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine a”With such long necks and long limbs, it’s a wonder any foal can be born normally, observed Grant S. Frazer, BVSc, MSc, MBA, Dipl. ACT, associate professor in reproduction at The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine “With such long necks and long limbs, it’s a wonder any foal can be born normally, observed Grant S. Frazer, BVSc, MSc, MBA, Dipl. ACT, associate professor in reproduction at The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine “ith such long necks and long limbs, it’s a wonder any foal can be born normally, observed Grant S. Frazer, BVSc, MSc, MBA, Dipl. ACT, associate profess”th such long necks and long limbs, it’s a wonder any foal can be born n
It is well established that mares decline in fertility with advancing age; even mares within the window of optimal reproduction sometime suffer from reduced fertility. An important contributor to these problems is endometrial disease. Considerin
Maybe it was an overwhelming maternal instinct. Or maybe it was that headstrong, competitive spirit. Brown Bess wanted another baby. Retired from life as a broodmare, the 22-year-old champion had the roam of a grassy pasture with other pensioned
The broad-spectrum dewormer Equimax (also labeled for tapeworms) recently received FDA approval for safety in pregnant and nursing mares. A French study confirmed the safety of ivermectin/praziquantel–the active ingredients in Equimax–for this
Can you help me locate information on steroids given to a mare during pregnancy?
Rare teaming of human and veterinary medicine saves suffering mare. This is a segment of an article that printed in the Lexington Herald-Leader on May 8, 2004, and is reproduced with the permission of the
An experienced veterinarian can help to determine why a seemingly healthy mare can’t become pregnant.
Can you supply me with a veterinary explanation on whether a mare that is in foal can come back into season? We have had many discussions about this subject at my barn and are still divided on the answer.
There were nearly 14,000 reported cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States in 2002 by the end of November, and many broodmares were exposed to the virus even if not clinically affected. As the country begins its fifth year of handling
There were nearly 14,000 reported cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States in 2002 by the end of November, and many broodmares were exposed to the virus even if not clinically affected. As the country begins its fifth year of handling
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