TY - JOUR
T1 - Endometritis
T2 - Managing Persistent Post-Breeding Endometritis
AU - Canisso, Igor F.
AU - Stewart, Jamie
AU - Coutinho da Silva, Marco A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Endometritis was rated as the third most common medical problem encountered in adult horses in North America. It is the leading cause of subfertility in broodmares and is a major contributor to economic loss in the horse breeding industry, with pregnancy rates reported to be as low as 21% in mares with severe endometritis. Endometritis may be categorized as: endometrosis (chronic degenerative endometritis), acute, chronic, active, dormant, subclinical, clinical, and persistent post-breeding. These classifications are not mutually exclusive, and mares may change categories within breeding seasons or estrous cycles or may fit in multiple classifications. This chapter will focus on discussing etiology and management strategies for mares affected by persistent post-breeding endometritis. Overall, these mares are considered subfertile but acceptable pregnancy and foaling rates can be achieved with appropriate breeding management.
AB - Endometritis was rated as the third most common medical problem encountered in adult horses in North America. It is the leading cause of subfertility in broodmares and is a major contributor to economic loss in the horse breeding industry, with pregnancy rates reported to be as low as 21% in mares with severe endometritis. Endometritis may be categorized as: endometrosis (chronic degenerative endometritis), acute, chronic, active, dormant, subclinical, clinical, and persistent post-breeding. These classifications are not mutually exclusive, and mares may change categories within breeding seasons or estrous cycles or may fit in multiple classifications. This chapter will focus on discussing etiology and management strategies for mares affected by persistent post-breeding endometritis. Overall, these mares are considered subfertile but acceptable pregnancy and foaling rates can be achieved with appropriate breeding management.
KW - Endometritis
KW - Intrauterine fluid
KW - Mare
KW - Post-Breeding endometritis
KW - Uterine lavage
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cveq.2016.08.004
DO - 10.1016/j.cveq.2016.08.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27810036
AN - SCOPUS:84994079438
SN - 0749-0739
VL - 32
SP - 465
EP - 480
JO - Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice
JF - Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice
IS - 3
ER -