Reproduction Flashcards
Stallion is a male horse
> ? years?
entire or neutered?
> 4 years entire
when does puberty occur for stallion?
12-24 months
when do testis descend in the stallion?
begins in gestation, at or around birth finishes
how long does spermatogenesis take in a stallion?
60 days
what is DSO?
Daily sperm output
biggest limiting factor on stallion fertility?
libido
semen production
semen quality
does testicular size affect fertility
bigger testicles, more sperm
Tests for which 2 notifiable diseases are carried out on stallions?
CEM= contagious equine metritis
EVA= equine viral arteritis
Which notifiable disease tested for in stallions is
caused by: taylorella equigenitalis
site swabbed is: urethra, urethral fossa, penile sheath and pre-ejactulate fluid if available
Contagious equine metritis (CEM)
Which notifiable disease tested for in stallions:
causes abortions in mares, stallions are carriers
site tested is: blood test before first use to prove seronegative
what vaccine is available for this?
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA)
vaccine= artervac, boosters X2 year
Which stallion genital injury is this:
penis out of sheath hanging down
tx: firmly replaced penis in sheath, +/- purse string suture across preputial orifice under GA
paraphimosis
if prolonged can cause pudendal nerve injury
Which stallion genital injury is this:
erected penis all the time,
surgically corrected by flushing corpus cavernosum with heparinised saline under GA
tx?
priapism
beta 2 agonist
stallion specific causes of colic?
scrotal hernais (+ inguinal hernia ) testicular torsion
which of the following types of semen matches the description?
fresh/ chilled/ frozen
give 48 hours before ovulation
through cervix via insemination catheter
fresh or chilled
which of the following types of semen matches the description?
fresh/ chilled/ frozen
give 12 hours before or 6 hours after ovulation
insemination gun through cervix, or into uterine horn on side of ovulation
frozen
normal GI colic
colonic infarctions/ necrosis
uterine torsion
foal moving
are all possible causes of colic affected which type of horse
pre-parturient pregnant mare
4 causes of overally large mare
1) feeding as if pregnant mare but not, just fat
2) ventral oedema due to foetus squashing lymphatics
3) ruptured pre-pubic tendon due to weight of foetus
4) hydrops allantois (excess fluid in allantoic sac)
Overally large mare
large plaque of ventral oedema, near full term pregnancy
mare is well
non painful
this condition is not usually treated
which cause of overally large mare?
Ventral oedema
Large mare
bloody discharge in milk
colic signs
mare is recumbent
treated with bute, foaling assiistance often needed as abdominal muscles reduced function
often euthanasia
which cause of overally large mare?
pre pubic tendon rupture due to weight of foetus
large mare
colic signs
dyspnoea
recumbent
+/- deformed foal
tx: induce foaling (+ remove foal) or abortion so can dilate cervix and drain fluid
+ IV fluids to maintain BP
which cause of overally large mare?
hydrops allantois (sudden)
hydrops hydramnios (more fluid than usual)
uterine rupture and tears
cervical tears
perineal tears
occur in which stage of pregnancy
intrapartum
uterine cramps normal GI colic uterine haemorrhage colonic torsion uterine horn inversion colonic infarctions/ necroris
causes of colic in which horse?
post partum mare