Ascending placentitis in the mare

Ascending placentitis in the mare: A review

Ascending placentitis is a condition that occurs late in pregnancy when bacteria enter the sterile uterus from the lower reproductive tract. It leads to abortion or the birth of premature and weakened foals. Early detection and treatment of this condition is vital for ensuring the production of a viable foal.Mares with ascending placentitis often present in late term pregnancy with signs of pre...

Ages and stratigraphy of mare basalts in Oceanus Procellarum, Mare Nubium, Mare Cognitum, and Mare Insularum

[1] Accurate estimates of mare basalt ages are necessary to place constraints on the duration and the flux of lunar volcanism as well as on the petrogenesis of lunar mare basalts and their relationship to the thermal evolution of the Moon. We performed new crater size-frequency distribution measurements in order to investigate the stratigraphy of mare basalts in Oceanus Procellarum and related ...

How to Manage Cervical Incompetence by Application of a Cervical Cerclage Suture in the Pregnant Mare

Cervical incompetence in the mare is widely recognized as a major cause of pregnancy failure. Failure to attain adequate closure during pregnancy is a key predisposing factor to ascending placentitis. In humans, cervical insufficiency is of major concern and can result in preterm birth and lateterm abortions, similar to observations in mares. Emerging clinical and laboratory-based evidence sugg...

Fetotomy technique in the mare

Malposture of the long fetal extremities is the major cause of dystocia in the mare (Vandeplassche 1987; Frazer et al. 1997a). Many of these cases can be resolved safely and rapidly by fetotomy if the fetus is determined to be dead. One or 2 well-placed fetotomy cuts can dramatically shorten the intervention time and permit atraumatic delivery of a nonviable fetus. However, if the obstetrician ...

Severe amoebic placentitis in a horse caused by Acanthamoeba hatchetti