A Diagnostic Survey of Aborted Equine Fetuses and Stillborn Premature Foals in Denmark.

ABSTRACT: Background: Loss of pregnancy in mares can have many different causes, including both infectious and non-infectious conditions. Extrapolation of findings from other studies is often uncertain as the significance of each cause varies across regions. Causes of pregnancy loss in mares have never been thoroughly studied in Denmark, so a prospective cross-sectional cohort study targeting the entire Danish population of pregnant mares was performed over a period of 13 months to obtain knowledge of the significance of individual causes. Fifty aborted or prematurely delivered stillborn fetuses were submitted for necropsy and examined by a panel of diagnostic laboratory methods. Results: Overall, a cause of fetal loss was established for 72% of the examined cases. Most cases (62%) wer

SUBMITTER: Agerholm JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8631530 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature