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Abortion and Early Embryonic Death in Mares, an Overview
by Robert N. Oglesby DVM

Introduction

The bad news is abortion is a fairly common event in horses, particularly early in gestation. The good news is that most late gestational horse abortions are preventable. This article discusses the causes, diagnosis and treatment of embryonic loss, abortion of the late term fetus, and Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome and ways to differentiate them. Links are then available to more specific articles on abortion and early embryonic loss.

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