title: An abortion of monozygotic twins in a warmblood mare.
abstract: Naturally occurring monozygotic twins are extremely rare in the horse. This paper describes an abortion in a mare after 260 days of pregnancy with monozygotic twins, one a fresh foal and the other a mummified foal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproduction Obstetrics and Herd Health, Ghent University, Salisburylaan, Merelbeke, Belgium. jan.govaere@ugent.be
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Govaere
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoogewijs
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Schauwer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Zeveren
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cornillie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Kruif
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D006736:Horses; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium