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Dystocia in Friesian mares: Prevalence, causes and outcome following caesarean section
Author(s) -
Maaskant A.,
De Bruijn C. M.,
Schutrups A. H.,
Stout T. A. E.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2010.00046.x
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , retrospective cohort study , horse , pregnancy , surgery , paleontology , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Summary Friesian horses appear to suffer a relatively high incidence of dystocia but there are, to the authors' knowledge, no published reports on the incidence or types of dystocia in Friesian horses. A retrospective survey of clinical details and post treatment recovery was performed for 66 mares referred to Wolvega Equine Hospital for dystocia during 2001–2006. Friesian mares appear to be particularly prone to dystocia due to fetal ankylosis or transverse presentation. However, despite dystocia of relatively long duration prior to caesarean section, post operative survival and fertility of mares and, more surprisingly, survival of foals were similar to those reported in surveys for other breeds.