Summary
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Program
Thoroughbred Horses
Research Organisation
Equine Specialist Consulting
Objective Summary
The primary objective of this study is to document the development and consequences of placental abnormalities occurring during the second half of gestation in thoroughbred broodmares. Specific Objectives: 1. To correlate placental changes detected in mares by ultrasound with gross and histopathological evidence of placentitis. 2. To determine the incidence of placentitis in normal thoroughbred mares and in 'high risk' mares ie mares with histories of late term abortion premature delivery or delivery of a foal with intrauterine growth retardation. 3. To monitor the development and progression of placental abnormalities detected by ultrasound in normal and high risk thoroughbred mares. 4. To determine whether equine foetal and neonatal weight andhealth are correlated with placental abnormalities detected by ultrasound.
Project Code
PRJ-000744
Project Stage
Closed
Project Start Date
Saturday, January 1, 2005
Project Completion Date
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Journal Articles From Project
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National Priority
Frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian industries
National Priority
Adoption of R&D
National Priority
HOR-Reduce the incidence and impact of diseases and parasites in horses