Diseases of the Reproductive System of the Bull
CHAPTER 32 Diseases of the Reproductive System of the Bull FRED M. HOPKINS Conception failure may be associated with female factors, male factors, or both. Too often, it is assumed…
Physiology and Endocrinology of Stallions
CHAPTER 1 Physiology and Endocrinology of Stallions TRACEY. CHENIER ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Normal spermatogenesis in stallions is a complex event, requiring a functional hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular (HPT) axis and a normal testicular…
Clinical Aspects of Seasonality in Mares
CHAPTER 8 Clinical Aspects of Seasonality in Mares GARY. NIE, DANIEL C. SHARP, GILLIAN. ROBINSON, BRIAN D. CLEAVER, MICHAEL B. PORTER SEASONAL REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS Natural selection would seem to logically…
Induced Abortion
CHAPTER 27 Induced Abortion AMANDA C. RAGON In mares, elective termination of pregnancy is performed for several reasons, including mismating, change in ownership, age or health of dam, abnormal gestation,…
Bacterial Diseases of the Fetus and Placenta Associated with Fetal Loss in the Mare
CHAPTER 24 Bacterial Diseases of the Fetus and Placenta Associated with Fetal Loss in the Mare T.W. SWERCZEK Fetal lesions and placentitis associated with abortions and stillbirths are major causes…
Fungal Abortion
CHAPTER 25 Fungal Abortion T.W. SWERCZEK, STANLEY M. DENNIS Fungi are important causes of sporadic abortion and are responsible for up to 10% of reported abortions in mares.1,2 The fungi…
Equine Viral Arteritis
CHAPTER 23 Equine Viral Arteritis T.W. SWERCZEK, STANLEY M. DENNIS Equine viral arteritis (EVA) is an acute systemic to subclinical respiratory viral disease of horses characterized by generalized vascular necrosis…
Equine Herpesvirus Infections
CHAPTER 22 Equine Herpesvirus Infections T.W. SWERCZEK, STANLEY M. DENNIS Herpesviral infection is most commonly a mild disease of the upper respiratory tract of young and adult horses caused by…
Bacterial Causes of Subfertility and Abortion in the Mare
CHAPTER 21 Bacterial Causes of Subfertility and Abortion in the Mare T.W. SWERCZEK, A.B. CAUDLE Bacterial infections of the uterus are the leading cause of subfertility and infertility in mares…
Infertility Due to Noninflammatory Abnormalities of the Tubular Reproductive Tract
CHAPTER 19 Infertility Due to Noninflammatory Abnormalities of the Tubular Reproductive Tract HEIDI. IMMEGART Infertility in mares can result from developmental abnormalities or acquired conditions that cause reproductive failure due…
