What is CEM in horses?
Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) is a venereal disease caused by the bacteria, Taylorella equigenitalis affecting only the equine species. It can have significant impacts on reproduction. Treatment of CEM is usually successful.
What is EVA in horses?
Last Modified: Jun 2, 2020. EVA is an infectious viral disease of horses that causes a variety of clinical symptoms— most significantly abortions. The disease is transmitted through both the respiratory and reproductive systems.
When do you take a swab from a mare?
Endometrial swab for bacterial infection. This is taken by passing a guarded swab through the mare’s cervix into the uterus. This must be performed when the mare is in oestus and the cervix is relaxed and open. The swab usually takes 24-48hrs to process. A second swab is also used to collect cytology from the mare’s uterus.
When to blood test a mare for Eva?
In any breeding season, the safest option is to blood-test mares for EVA after 1 January and within 28 days before covering. A mare should not go to stud until the results are available.
How does a mare get a CEM certificate?
A CEM certificate will be produced and should accompany the mare to the stud / AI centre. Endometrial swab for bacterial infection. This is taken by passing a guarded swab through the mare’s cervix into the uterus. This must be performed when the mare is in oestus and the cervix is relaxed and open. The swab usually takes 24-48hrs to process.
How are swabs used for Breeding Soundness Examination?
Care must be taken to avoid contamination of the swab by microorganisms in the structures caudal to the uterus that would hinder accurate interpretation of the culture results. A double-guarded occluded uterine swab is gently guided through the cranial end of the cervix.
Endometrial swab for bacterial infection. This is taken by passing a guarded swab through the mare’s cervix into the uterus. This must be performed when the mare is in oestus and the cervix is relaxed and open. The swab usually takes 24-48hrs to process. A second swab is also used to collect cytology from the mare’s uterus.
When to take blood test for mares before breeding?
Some studs may request this test to be performed before accepting a mare for breeding. A recent addition to testing is a negative blood test result for “Strangles” (Strep equi). This needs to be taken within 28 days of the mare going to stud / AI centres.
Care must be taken to avoid contamination of the swab by microorganisms in the structures caudal to the uterus that would hinder accurate interpretation of the culture results. A double-guarded occluded uterine swab is gently guided through the cranial end of the cervix.
A CEM certificate will be produced and should accompany the mare to the stud / AI centre. Endometrial swab for bacterial infection. This is taken by passing a guarded swab through the mare’s cervix into the uterus. This must be performed when the mare is in oestus and the cervix is relaxed and open. The swab usually takes 24-48hrs to process.
