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Penner
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Username: Penner

Post Number: 111
Registered: 8-2001
Posted on Sunday, Aug 10, 2003 - 8:54 pm:   Edit PostPrint Post
Hi All,
We are getting another horse (mare). You know the old saying "the # of horses owned increases to the size of your barn", LOL.

But seriously, is there such a thing (Breeding Soundness Exam)?
Can it part of a pre-purchase exam?

What is done to a mare in a Breeding Soundness Exam, ie: ultrasound, bloodwork etc (so I know what to ask & what to look for).

Thank you!! :-)
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ANN COLLIER
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Username: Dres

Post Number: 241
Registered: 10-2000
Posted on Monday, Aug 11, 2003 - 10:03 am:   Edit PostPrint Post
i bought a mare a couple of years ago, we had a prepurchase exam done at UCD...in that exam was a breeding soundness part too...

they scoped her to see if she had ever had a foal and to look for any thing adnomal cysts etc... they even let me look thru the scope.. that was interesting...

i bred her the next year.. all was fine..she was a maiden mare and took the first time.!

good luck...

Ann
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Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro

Post Number: 8927
Registered: 1-1997
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 12, 2003 - 9:17 am:   Edit PostPrint Post
Yes a reproductive exam can be done on a horse being bought to possibly breed. And like a prepurchase exam it can vary tremendously depending on the time of the year, history of the mare, your goals, and resources. A minimum would be
  • a general physical exam including lameness evaluation
  • a careful reprodutive history
  • examination of the external genitalia
  • speculum exam of vagina and cervix
  • manual exploration of the cervix for patency and scars
  • cytology (if previously bred)
  • transrectal palpation and ultrasound for normal structures

In general a mare with no history of problems, a normal basic repro exam, and known to cycle well would be unlikely to have abnormalities that show up on further procedures. But a history of problems, older mare, or abnormal findings on the initial exam might direct you to also include:
  • culture of the endometrium
  • endoscopy of the uterus
  • endometrial biopsy
  • sequential rectal and ultrasound examination to confirm normal reproductive physiological events through one whole cycle
  • reproductive hormone studies

DrO

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