title: Effects of Common Equine Endocrine Diseases on Reproduction.
abstract: Endocrine diseases, such as equine metabolic syndrome and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, are common in domesticated horse populations, and the frequency with which these diseases are encountered and managed by equine veterinary practitioners is expected to increase as the population ages. As clinicians learn more about the effects of these diseases on equine reproductive physiology and efficiency (including effects on reproductive seasonality, ovulation efficiency, implantation, early pregnancy loss, duration of pregnancy, and lactation), strategies and guidelines for improving fertility in affected animals continue to evolve. It is hoped that further research will establish these recommendations more firmly.
authors.affiliation: Equine Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 601 Vernon L. Tharp St, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Electronic address: burns.402@osu.edu.
authors.forename: Teresa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012098:Reproduction
keywords: Broodmare; Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS); Fertility; Insulin resistance; Laminitis; Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID); Pregnancy; Seasonality