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Equine Ovarian Oddities

Katie Navarra December 19, 2021

Here’s a look at the ordinary, as well as not so ordinary, ovarian abnormalities you might encounter in your broodmares.

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Can Equine Ovariectomies Be Justified on Behavioral Grounds?

Alexandra Beckstett March 16, 2018

While removing mares’ ovaries can be successful in remedying aggressive behavior, other estrous behaviors can persist even following surgery.

Common and Uncommon Ovarian Abnormalities

Alexandra Beckstett February 9, 2018

Knowing which ovarian abnormalities are benign and which are pathogenic can help vets manage mare successfully.

Laser Safe for Uterine Cyst Removal, Future Foaling Rates

Alexandra Beckstett March 28, 2016

Foaling rates one and two years after successful cyst removal via laser photoablation were 74% and 65%, respectively.

Thinking Outside the Breeding Shed

Marian Carpenter June 17, 2015

Infertile mare? Deceased stallion? No problem! Equine reproduction is now high-tech enough to overcome these hurdles.

Improved Test for Equine Ovarian Tumor Diagnosis (AAEP 2011)

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc March 14, 2012

A recent study showed anti-Mullerian hormone levels is a useful test for detecting granulosa cell tumors.

Endometrial Cysts

Christy M. West November 15, 2002

Endometrial cysts occur in up to 22% of all mares and up to 55% of older mares.

The equine uterus, in a manner of speaking, could be compared to a house. When a house is snug and solid with no broken windows, holes in the roof, drafts, or plugged drains, it is a comfortable place in which to live. If, however, there are

Laser Surgery Primer

John Peloso, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS October 1, 1996

Understanding lasers requires knowledge of how stimulated emission multiplies light and produces the unique differences between coherent (laser) and noncoherent (regular) light. Regular light contains a mixture of wavelengths and radiates in a