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Animal Type:

Equine

Disease Agent:

E. coli;
Streptococcus

Disease Agent Type:

Bacteria

Region:

International

Production System:

Commercial, large-scale;
Captive

Media Type:

Scientific publication

Frequency:

One Time

Fehin et al. in the Equine Veterinary Journal

Associations between endometrial swab bacteriology and cytology findings and live foal rates in Thoroughbred broodmares in the United Kingdom

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Fehin et al. (2025) evaluated pre-covering endometrial swab cytology and bacteriology, and fertility outcomes in Thoroughbred broodmares. The authors concluded, "Results highlight complexities to consider when interpreting endometrial swab cytology findings and a subset of mares with a profuse growth of E. coli in which knowledge gaps exist around the aetiologies underlying their poorer fertility outcomes."

endometrial swab

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breeding

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live-foal rate