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Horse Reproduction and Fertility

A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 3778

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Fiona K. Hollinshead

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1. Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
2. Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Interests: small animal; equine; exotic; wildlife; breeding management; performance of large-scale working dog colonies; male and female infertility; ultrasonography; semen biology; canine semen cryopreservation; contraception in small animals; isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles; 3D cell culture models of oviductal and endometrial organoids to study disease; canine and feline reproduction and artificial reproductive technologies
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Dr. Jenny L. Sones

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Equine Reproduction Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
Interests: comparative pregnancy physiology; preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction; equine placentitis
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Equine reproduction is a rapidly evolving field with novel discoveries made at a fast pace. Both mare and stallion fertility has been extended by refining traditional practice methods as well as advances in assisted reproductive technologies (ART). This special issue welcomes submissions in the field of horse reproduction and fertility with an emphasis on mare and stallion reproductive endocrinology and physiology, genetics, equine pregnancy outcomes, and in vitro production of live foals.

Dr. Fiona K. Hollinshead
Dr. Jenny L. Sones
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • equine reproduction
  • assisted reproductive technologies (ART)
  • reproductive endocrinology
  • physiology
  • genetics
  • equine pregnancy
  • in vitro production

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Prevalence of Microbial Isolates Cultured from Endometrial Swab Samples Collected from United Kingdom Thoroughbred Mares from 2014 to 2020
by Rebecca Mouncey, Juan Carlos Arango-Sabogal, Polly Rathbone, Camilla J. Scott and Amanda M. de Mestre
Vet. Sci. 2024, 11(2), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11020082 - 9 Feb 2024
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Determining whether endometrial microbial isolates are pathogens, contaminants, or even part of the “normal” microbiome is extremely complex, particularly given the absence of “gold standard” tests for endometritis. Population-level benchmarking and temporal monitoring can provide novel insights and a wider context to improve [...] Read more.
Determining whether endometrial microbial isolates are pathogens, contaminants, or even part of the “normal” microbiome is extremely complex, particularly given the absence of “gold standard” tests for endometritis. Population-level benchmarking and temporal monitoring can provide novel insights and a wider context to improve understanding. This study aimed to (i) estimate the prevalence of endometrial isolates from swabs of Thoroughbred broodmares in Newmarket, UK between 2014 and 2020; and (ii) evaluate the effects of year, mare age, and cytology findings on isolate prevalence. Generalised linear mixed models with a logit link, both null models and models using year of sampling, mare age, or cytology findings as predictors, were fitted to estimate isolate prevalence. Over the 7-year period, data were available from 18,996 endometrial-swab samples from 6050 mares on 290 premises. The overall isolate prevalence was 35.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) 33.0–37.9), and this varied significantly between years. The most prevalent isolates were β-hemolytic Streptococcus (17.9; 95% CI: 17–19) and E. coli (10.3%; 95% CI: 9.0–11.6). Isolate prevalence increased with mare age except for E. coli isolates, and with increasing category of cytology findings except for α-hemolytic Streptococcus isolates. The results provide novel estimates of isolate prevalence and highlight knowledge gaps around potential complexities in the interpretation of findings. Full article
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