EQN 3060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Cryptorchidism, Streptococcus, Blood Test
19 Apr 2018
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Fertility problems: mares account for 50% of the pregnancy variation, mare husbandry/ management 17, mare herself 33, stallions account for 50% of the pregnancy variation, stallions husbandry/ management 17, stallion himself 33% Infertility through endometritis, eed (early embryonic death), abortion, septicemia (infection of the blood: clinical or asymptomatic, restriction on export, bacterial, cem (taylorella equigenitalis, contagious equine metritis, pseeudomonas spp, klebsiella spp, streptococcus zooepidemicus, escheria coli. Contagious equine metritis: contagious bacterium taylorella equigenitais, mare infertility, due to infection, thick, yellow vaginal discharge. Is a life vaccine though so it causes a positive blood test in stallions. If not document that stallion received vaccine it looks like he has eva: stallions are asymptomatic. Happens in older stallions more than in young ones. Can occur from trauma if stallion is kicked. Inguino scrotal: descend androgen dependent under the influence of the gubernaculum (pulls it through the vaginal ring) attached to the testicle and scrotum.
