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An Abortion of Monozygotic Twins in a Warmblood Mare
Author(s) -
Govaere J,
Hoogewijs M,
De Schauwer C,
Van Zeveren A,
Smits K,
Cornillie P,
De Kruif A
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01112.x
Subject(s) - foal , warmblood , abortion , monozygotic twin , horse , pregnancy , obstetrics , medicine , gynecology , biology , genetics , paleontology
Contents Naturally occurring monozygotic twins are extremely rare in the horse. This paper describes an abortion in a mare after 260 days of pregnancy with monozygotic twins, one a fresh foal and the other a mummified foal.