A Review of the Many Faces of Placentitis
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
February 15, 2016
Placentitis can wreak havoc for mare owners, so it’s important for vets to have a good understanding of the condition.
Placentitis can wreak havoc for mare owners, so it’s important for vets to have a good understanding of the condition.
Fedorka’s research could, in the future, allow breeders to modulate post-breeding endometrial inflammation in mares.
Canisso’s research focused on equine placentitis, which is a major cause of late-term pregnancy loss in broodmares.
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Study topics include laminitis, foal pneumonia, stem cells, endometritis, joint issues, insulin resistance, and more.
Researchers found that ceftiofur did not penetrate the placenta effectively, making it a poor placentitis treatment.
Researchers believe that estrogens could prove to be a useful early indicator of placentitis in the future.
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The events will feature lectures on university programs, equine reproduction, and horse management issues.
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Confirmed diseases include contagious equine metritis, strangles, EHV, influenza, and more.
Subsequent to the nocardioform placentitis surge in 2011, research in this field has progressed.
In this University of Kentucky Diagnostic Lecture Series presentation, equine reproductive specialist Dr. Karen Wolfsdorf shares her clinical experience with placentitis in mares.
In this University of Kentucky Diagnostic Lecture Series presentation, reproductive specialist Dr. Barry A. Ball shares news diagnostic approaches for identifying placentitis in mares.
There were few performance differences between foals born to healthy mares and those treated for placentitis.
One of the most important causes of embryo loss during early gestation is post-breeding endometritis.
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