Reproductive efficiency of intensively managed thoroughbred mares in Newmarket

被引:7
作者
Morris, LHA [1 ]
Allen, WR [1 ]
机构
[1] Thoroughbred Breeders Assoc, Equine Fertil Unit, Newmarket CB8 9BH, Suffolk, England
来源
PFERDEHEILKUNDE | 2001年 / 17卷 / 06期
关键词
equine pregnancy; pregnancy loss; foaling rate; twins;
D O I
10.21836/PEM20010602
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
The findings of a retrospective survey of 1393 Thoroughbred mares visiting 22 studfarms in the Newmarket region of the United Kingdom during the 1998 covering season were compared with those of a similar study undertaken 15 years earlier in 1983. The effects of mare age and status, the stallion, the month of mating, the application of uterine treatments and other parameters on the rates of singleton and twin conception and subsequent pregnancy losses were analysed. Mare age and status significantly affected the per cycle pregnancy rate and the incidence of pregnancy loss. Overall, the mean number of matings per oestrus was 1.12 and the mean number of times a mare was mated until diagnosed pregnant at 15 days after ovulation was 1.88. An overall mean per cycle pregnancy rate of 59.9% at 15 days after ovulation resulted in 94.8% of the mated mares being pregnant at least once at 15 days after ovulation. This high initial pregnancy rate fell to 89.7% by day 35 and 87.5% by the time of the October pregnancy test; 82.7% of the mares surveyed gave birth to a live foal at term, which compares favourably with the proportion of mares fooling in 1983 (77%). However, despite improvements in the fooling rates over the last 15 years, the overall rate of pregnancy failure remains high and represents a major loss to the Thoroughbred breeding industry.
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