INFECTIOUS ENDOMETRITIS OF MIXED ETIOLOGY IN QUARTER HORSE MARE
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https://doi.org/10.56238/arev7n9-188Keywords:
Endometritis, Equine, Bacteria, FungusAbstract
Endometritis is the physiological or pathological inflammatory process, acute or chronic, of the mares' uterus, and can be caused by a microbiological infection (fungi and/or bacteria) or by other factors that compromise the mare's fertility. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are essential to avoid loss of reproductive function of the females in the herd, decreased reproductive efficiency and economic losses. The successful diagnosis and unconventional treatment of a 16-year-old Quarter Horse embryo donor mare with a history of three purulent uterine lavages without embryo recovery caused by bacteria of the genus Streptoccocus spp. and the fungus Candida tropicalis was described. It was evident that the association between microbiological diagnosis, local therapies with nonspecific agents and specific systemic agents, as well as reproductive management strategies such as the application of ecbolic agents and ovulation inducer were essential to restore the mare's fertility and enable the obtaining of a viable embryo.
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