Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mare very tired and having reproductive issues - could it be fungal
By Aitken, Gregory JĀ·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienneĀ·2012Ā·Ontario Veterinary College, CanadaĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Subclinical fungal endometritis in an 8-year-old Hanoverian mare.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This study looks at a condition called subclinical fungal endometritis, which is an infection in the uterus that doesn't show obvious symptoms but can still affect a mare's ability to reproduce. In this case, an 8-year-old Hanoverian mare was diagnosed with this condition after more thorough testing, since it can be tricky to identify compared to more obvious cases of endometritis. The paper discusses different ways to diagnose and treat this issue, focusing on the specific treatment plan used for this mare. The outcome of the treatment is not detailed in the abstract, so we don't know if it was successful or not.
Abstract
Clinical and subclinical endometritis are leading causes of reduced reproductive efficiency in the mare. Clinical endometritis is relatively easy to diagnose during routine physical and ultrasonographic reproductive examinations, whereas the diagnosis of subclinical endometritis requires a more detailed work-up. The goal of this paper is to review the various options, and describe the regimen chosen in a mare with subclinical fungal endometritis.
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