In this University of Kentucky Diagnostic Lecture Series presentation, equine reproductive specialist Dr. Karen Wolfsdorf shares her clinical experience with placentitis in mares.
Remember to employ good biosecurity practices to help prevent infectious disease spread.
Researchers recently investigated two ways to help advance the breeding season in mares.
The organizations are leading the charge to track and provide information on equine disease threats.
Reported diseases include contagious equine metritis, strangles, influenza, equine herpesvirus, and more.
Common foaling problems include red bag delivery, difficult birth, and retained fetal membranes.
A single horse in Clark County, Nev., has tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
How do I deal with a mare that is so protective she will not let me near her or the foal?
One veterinarian says many cases of early embryonic death (EED) are probably not preventable.
Stem cells and other biologic therapies could have reproductive applications in horses, one researcher says.
The last of the quarantines imposed on several farms due to a recent EHV-1 outbreak were released April 10.
Officials reported the gelding had tested positive for EHV-1 on March 25.
Potentially life-threatening postpartum complications in the mare can arise for up to two weeks after foaling.
All quarantines related to the EHV-1 outbreak in Cache County that began in late February have been lifted.
The majority of the quarantines connected to an EHV-1 outbreak originating in Ocala, Fla., have been lifted.
One researcher describes how practitioners can monitor pregnant mares to minimize reproductive losses.
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