The frequency of infertility in thoroughbred mares.
In a group of 852 Thoroughbred mares, 69-7% had foals which survived beyond 6 weeks, 7-1% had dead, premature or full-term foals and 1-1% had foals which died within 6 weeks after birth. Possible factors which may have influenced these data are mentioned.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003645:Death, Sudden; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000662:veterinary; D005865:Gestational Age; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012737:Sex Factors