Early pregnancy loss in aged mares: Probable causes and possible cures

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 653-656

  Rambags, Björn P B ^a   Colenbrander, Ben ^a   Stout, Tom A E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Cause; Cure; Horse; Pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

ALTRENOGEST; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUSERELIN; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ABORTION; ANIMAL HEALTH; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURETTAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORSE; INCIDENCE; LAVAGE; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; LUTEOLYSIS; MATING; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OVIDUCT; POLYPECTOMY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROPHYLAXIS; REPRODUCTION; STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0344153319     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/pem20030616     Document Type: Conference Paper

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