title: Common procedures in broodmare practice: what is the evidence?
abstract: Many procedures performed as part of routine broodmare practice are based on sound clinical judgment and experience or scientific evidence; however, others are based on perceived problems and needs to address them. This article presents four procedures commonly used in broodmare practice, for which there is questionable evidence to substantiate their use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4475, USA. sbrinsko@cvm.tamu.edu <sbrinsko@cvm.tamu.edu>
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Brinsko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001947:Breeding / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D011374:Progesterone; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D011374:Progesterone