The association between the endometrial biopsy grade and selected epidemiological and reproductive variables in a population of subfertile mares
dc.contributor.author | De Witt, Anika A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore | |
dc.contributor.author | Schulman, M.L. (Martin) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-30T09:00:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-05 | |
dc.description | APPENDIX 1: Biopsy report of mare 1 from an Arabian farm in Saudi Arabia submitted in 2009 and categorised as biopsy Grade I. | en_US |
dc.description | APPENDIX 2: Biopsy report of mare 14 submitted from a South African Thoroughbred farm in 2013 and categorized as biopsy Grade IIA. | en_US |
dc.description | APPENDIX 3: Biopsy report of mare 3 submitted from a Saudi Arabian Thoroughbred farm in 2014 and categorized as biopsy Grade IIB | en_US |
dc.description | APPENDIX 4: Biopsy report of mare 4 submitted by a South African referral veterinarian in 2002 and categorized as biopsy Grade IIB. | en_US |
dc.description | APPENDIX 5: Biopsy report of mare 12 submitted from a South African American Saddlebred horse farm in 2012 and categorized as biopsy Grade III. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND : Endometrosis, a multifactorial disease, is an important cause of subfertility in the mare, and its management is reliant on histological classification. OBJECTIVES : This study aimed to determine the association between increased endometrial biopsy grade with first a mare's breed specifically either Thoroughbred or non-Thoroughbred, age and barren status and second, a clinical history indicating one or more of acute endometritis, positive bacterial culture, previous dystocia and uterine fluid retention. STUDY DESIGN : Retrospective case series. METHODS : This retrospective study used historical reproductive data (2000–2015) from a population of 41 subfertile mares of various breeds, but mostly Thoroughbreds (30/41; 73%). Biopsies were interpreted by a single, experienced evaluator using the Kenney–Doig classification (1986). RESULTS : Endometrial biopsy grade was positively correlated with age (ρ = 0.606; p = 0.001) but not associated with other evaluated variables (p > 0.05). MAIN LIMITATIONS : Use of a small, non-randomly selected subfertile mare population. CONCLUSIONS : Mare age was an important predictor of her reproductive performance, and performing an endometrial biopsy is therefore indicated in older mares. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Production Animal Studies | en_US |
dc.description.embargo | 2023-09-23 | |
dc.description.librarian | hj2023 | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/eve | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | De Witt, A.A., Fosgate, G.T. & Schulman, M.L. (2023) The association between the endometrial biopsy grade and selected epidemiological and reproductive variables in a population of subfertile mares. Equine Veterinary Education, 35, e421–e428. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13722. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0957-7734 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2042-3292 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1111/eve.13722 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/90271 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2022 EVJ Ltd. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : The association between the endometrial biopsy grade and selected epidemiological and reproductive variables in a population of subfertile mares. Equine Veterinary Education, 35, e421–e428. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13722. The definite version is available at : http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/eve. | en_US |
dc.subject | Biopsy | en_US |
dc.subject | Endometrosis | en_US |
dc.subject | Horse (Equus caballus) | en_US |
dc.subject | Mare | en_US |
dc.subject | Reproductive performance | en_US |
dc.title | The association between the endometrial biopsy grade and selected epidemiological and reproductive variables in a population of subfertile mares | en_US |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_US |
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