Abortion of a mummified fetus associated with short uterine body in a mare. uri icon

abstract

  • A mummified fetus was aborted at 284 days of gestation from a Quarter Horse mare with a history of consecutive abortions. The abortion occurred 12 days after administration of supplemental progestogen had been discontinued. Results of a breeding soundness evaluation revealed that this mare had a short uterine body. Other abnormalities were not discovered. This condition may have been responsible for repeated abortions in this mare, and may represent a cause of fetal mummification other than twin pregnancy in mares.

published proceedings

  • J Am Vet Med Assoc

author list (cited authors)

  • Meyers, P. J., & Varner, D. D.

citation count

  • 8

complete list of authors

  • Meyers, PJ||Varner, DD

publication date

  • May 1991