Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mare aborts rare twin pregnancy after 260 days
By Govaere, J et al.·Published in Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene·2009·Department of Reproduction Obstetrics and Herd Health·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: An abortion of monozygotic twins in a warmblood mare.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This study talks about a rare case involving a warmblood mare who was pregnant with identical twins. After being pregnant for 260 days, she had an abortion, resulting in one healthy foal and one foal that was mummified, meaning it did not develop properly. This situation is unusual in horses, as identical twins are very uncommon. The outcome was that the mare lost both foals.
Abstract
Naturally occurring monozygotic twins are extremely rare in the horse. This paper describes an abortion in a mare after 260 days of pregnancy with monozygotic twins, one a fresh foal and the other a mummified foal.
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