Causes of Abortion in Horses

[R3]

I just found this article and thought it was excellent and timely, as this is the season we start hearing about mares aborting.

It isn't a really long artcile, but I won't try to copy the whole thing, just the the link to the article and the Table of Contents, so you can read it for yourself and bookmark it if you are interested in keeping it.

Abortion in Horses

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Infectious Causes of Abortion

.....A. Viral Abortion

.....B. Bacterial Abortions

3. Noninfectious Abortion

.....A. Abortion due to Twinning

.....B. Abortion due to Progesterone Deficiency

.....C. Umbilical Cord Torsion

.....D. Congenital Defects

.....E. Other Causes

4. General Comments

5. For Further Information

 

[R3]

Just bumping this back up to be sure it got seen. A lot of people ask what happened when their mare aborts, and this article lists the many reasons why it can happen.

Just click on this link to go directly to the full article: CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE