Equine Venereal Disease
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
December 1, 2014
Equine sexually transmitted diseases can affect pregnancy outcomes and breeding stock welfare.
Equine sexually transmitted diseases can affect pregnancy outcomes and breeding stock welfare.
Contagious equine metritis (CEM) gives rise to considerable concern among horse breeders in many countries.
In May 2011, a stallion undergoing routine testing in Italy for stud purposes tested positive for dourine.
One study showed bacteria on stallions’ external genitalia do not appear to affect stallion or mare fertility.
A stallion in Arizona has tested positive for contagious equine metrititis (CEM), a sexually transmitted …
A stallion, several mares, and a foal have tested positive for equine viral arteritis at two French Lusitano
World animal health officials are monitoring the spread of an outbreak of the equine venereal disease dourine
World animal health officials are investigating two confirmed cases of the equine venereal disease dourine
Two cases of contagious equine metritis (CEM) have been confirmed in the South African province of Gauteng,
In the event of an equine viral arteritis (EVA) outbreak, is it safe to vaccinate your pregnant mare so she develops the immunity she needs to prevent infection and resulting abortion? The results of a recent collaborative study completed by
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM). “The additional testing added to our existing import
The ongoing investigation into venereal disease contagious equine metritis (CEM) has now located 21 stallions–one of which is now a gelding–positive for causative organism
The ongoing investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM) now includes more than 920 exposed or positive horses, according to the USDA.
The investigation began in mid-December 2008, when a Quarter Horse stallion on a Kentucky farm tested
In tough economic times, many horse owners look for ways to cut costs. Too often this is done by cutting back on veterinary care. However, it is important to keep in mind that what may save us a couple of dollars now might end up costing us much
A 12-year-old mare in California has tested positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious but treatable reproductive disease of horses.
The positive mare was bred via artificial insemination using shipped semen collecte
Thinking of breeding your mare this spring? The recent outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM, which is caused by bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis) in the United States and the previous outbreak of equine viral arteritis (EVA) have
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