The reported prevalence of complications is generally low, but with a wide range (0.4–22%) and can extend from mild (rectal or vaginal bleeding) to severe clinical scenarios (rectal tears,...
Mares susceptible to persistent mating-induced or infectious endometritis with delayed uterine clearance, abnormal reproductive anatomy, or mares with failure of cervical relaxation, commonly present...
Free-ranging domesticated horses that have become feral or are kept under naturalistic free-range conditions stop being suckled by the age of approximately 10 months, unless their dam is not pregnant...
From approximately 2 months into gestation, the equine foetus is highly active (Allen and Bracher, 1992). The characteristically long umbilical cord facilitates free movement within the allantoic...
Once the nature of the dystocia has been diagnosed, a concise conversation with the owners should ensue. The likely prognosis for mare, foal and subsequent fertility, as well as costs associated with...
Admitting a mare for treatment at an equine hospital when she has a foal at foot is not comparable to admitting an adult horse with a companion. The foal, even though it is not the primary patient,...
Exposure of mares in deep anoestrus to a stimulatory photoperiod remains the most common method of advancing the first ovulation of the season. The duration from onset of adequate light exposure to...