Mare milk (MM) production is lower than that of cow milk (CM), making it a premium product. Unfortunately, sellers adulterate MM with cheap CM to unscrupulously gain more profits. This study aimed to analyze MM adulteration with CM using proteomics and metabolomics. Using univariate and...

This proceedings contains 78 papers on small animal/exotic dentistry, endocrinology, urology, ophthalmology, pain management/anaesthesia, diagnostics, surgery and traditional Chinese veterinary medicine; infections; respiratory diseases, performance and emergencies in mares and foals and...

This paper describes the pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of uterine torsion, dystocia, placental retention, peripartum colic and endometritis in mares.

The study evaluated the effect of sex and slaughter weight on carcass traits and non-carcass components of 1,489 horses (739 geldings and 750 females, classified into eight groups according to their weight). Data were analyzed under a completely randomized design. Geldings had a higher (P <...

The neurovascular bundle of the equine distal cannon can dynamically vary with limb position, and this can affect the performance of low 4- or 6-point block. This study aims to identify and describe the anatomical position and variations of the lateral and medial palmar/plantar nerve at the...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the productive performance of fattening and slaughter of creole horses and mares of 10-11 years of age, finished on grazing and slaughtered after six weeks of fattening. Ten horses and 10 mares were used. The productive performance was not affected by the sex...

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major problem in horses, unfortunately many times underrated by owners. Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is one of the obesity complications that can cause laminitis, hypertension, subfertility, and so on. Insulin dysregulation (ID) is the main feature of EMS that results...

A creole adult mare was referred to the Centro de Veterinaria y Zootecnia (CVZ CES), which presented involuntary movements of the head, and exaggerated response to stimuli. When performing the necropsy, lesions were found in the cerebellum, caudate nucleus and cerebral gray matter, in addition to...

Fetal maceration and pyometra were diagnosed in a 16-year-old maiden Welsh pony mare. Due to anatomical and surgical difficulties encountered throughout treatment, previously reported techniques including both per-vaginum removal of fetal remnants and ovariohysterectomy were attempted and resulted...

A 20-year-old Arabian mare, was brought to the obstetrics and gynecology clinic with the complaint of an unknown wound in the genital area. Although the mare's general condition was good, examination of the genital area revealed a wide-open wound in the vulva and posterior vagina, characterized by...