Enhancing reproductive performance in mares.
Reproductive performance in mares can be enhanced by various techniques. Protocols hastening the onset of follicular development help establish pregnancy in mares and ensure that foals are born early in the year. The time spent breeding mares can be reduced by synchronizing estrus and inducing ovulation. After successful fertilization of the oocyte, the developing embryo can survive in the uterus only if postbreeding endometritis, if present, is treated.
Scherzer
Jakob
J
The University of Georgia, USA.
D000818:Animals; D004971:Estrus / Q000502:physiology*; D004973:Estrus Synchronization / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology*