Breeding the Problem Mare With Endometritis
Erica Larson
November 15, 2015
Learn how to manage these challenging cases and improve the mare’s chance of producing a live foal.
Learn how to manage these challenging cases and improve the mare’s chance of producing a live foal.
Light drives the internal clocks of all organisms. Here’s how it impacts horses, from broodmares to equine athletes.
Retained placenta, lochiometra, and injuries to the perineum were the most common puerperal (after birthing) issues.
While we can’t prevent all abortions, knowing the risks can help us prepare for and, in some cases, reduce the hazards.
Infertile mare? Deceased stallion? No problem! Equine reproduction is now high-tech enough to overcome these hurdles.
Genetic testing reveals differences in an individual’s DNA that result in traits from coat color to muscle function.
The manual is based on basic science, research, and clinical experience from a commercial embryo transfer program.
Researchers found that, overall, 90.5% of mares and 82.3% of foals survived to hospital discharge following treatment.
The team hopes to make this process more accessible to breeders in the future.
Horse breeding is only as effective as your ability to predict a mare’s impending ovulation. Here’s how vets do so.
Pregnancy failure in mares is a very real risk; here’s how to prevent or handle it.
The National Park Service is studying the use of fertility control vaccines to control feral horse populations.
Learn how researchers determined that hairy, bristly caterpillars can cause abortions and how to protect mares.
Researchers recently evaluated multiple ovulations and how vets can detect them and, thus, prevent twin pregnancies.
Dr. Rolf Embertson of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, shares his experience performing surgery to correct urogenital conditions in broodmares, including ovarian cyst removal and injury repairs.
The technology behind equine embryo transfers means exciting assisted reproduction options are on the horizon.
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