Equine abortion and stillbirth in California: a review of 1,774 cases received at a diagnostic laboratory, 1990–2022
Reproductive failure represents an important cause of economic loss for the equine industry. We reviewed the cases of equine abortion and stillbirth submitted to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, University of California–Davis from 1990 to 2022. A total of 1,774 cases w...
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| author | Canton, German Jose Navarro, Mauricio Asin, Javier Chu, Peter Henderson, Eileen Mete, Asli Uzal, Francisco |
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| description | Reproductive failure represents an important cause of economic loss for the equine industry. We reviewed the cases of equine abortion and stillbirth submitted to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, University of California–Davis from 1990 to 2022. A total of 1,774 cases were reviewed. A confirmed cause of abortion was determined in 29.2% of the cases. Abortion or stillbirth was attributed to infectious agents in 18.7% of the cases, with Streptococcus spp., equine herpesvirus 1, and Leptospira spp. being the most prevalent. Noninfectious causes of abortion were established in 10.5% of the cases, with umbilical cord torsion being the most common. In 70.8% of the cases, a definitive cause of abortion could not be established. Our study demonstrated the difficulties in establishing an etiologic diagnosis, even when following a standard diagnostic work-up. New diagnostic approaches are needed to improve the likelihood of reaching a final diagnosis in cases of equine abortion and stillbirth. |
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| spelling | INTA141022023-02-28T18:04:37Z Equine abortion and stillbirth in California: a review of 1,774 cases received at a diagnostic laboratory, 1990–2022 Canton, German Jose Navarro, Mauricio Asin, Javier Chu, Peter Henderson, Eileen Mete, Asli Uzal, Francisco Aborto Caballos Patología Animal Muerte Fetal Abortion Horses Animal Pathology Foetal Death Reproductive failure represents an important cause of economic loss for the equine industry. We reviewed the cases of equine abortion and stillbirth submitted to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, University of California–Davis from 1990 to 2022. A total of 1,774 cases were reviewed. A confirmed cause of abortion was determined in 29.2% of the cases. Abortion or stillbirth was attributed to infectious agents in 18.7% of the cases, with Streptococcus spp., equine herpesvirus 1, and Leptospira spp. being the most prevalent. Noninfectious causes of abortion were established in 10.5% of the cases, with umbilical cord torsion being the most common. In 70.8% of the cases, a definitive cause of abortion could not be established. Our study demonstrated the difficulties in establishing an etiologic diagnosis, even when following a standard diagnostic work-up. New diagnostic approaches are needed to improve the likelihood of reaching a final diagnosis in cases of equine abortion and stillbirth. EEA Balcarce Fil: Cantón, Germán José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Navarro, Mauricio. Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Patología Animal; Chile. Fil: Asin, Javier. University of California-Davis. School of Veterinary Medicine. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System; Estados Unidos. Fil: Chu, Peter. University of California-Davis. School of Veterinary Medicine. Laboratories; Estados Unidos. Fil: Henderson, Eileen. University of California-Davis. School of Veterinary Medicine. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System; Estados Unidos. Fil: Mete, Asli. University of California-Davis. School of Veterinary Medicine. Laboratories; Estados Unidos. Fil: Uzal, Francisco. University of California-Davis. School of Veterinary Medicine. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System; Estados Unidos. 2023-02-28T17:56:31Z 2023-02-28T17:56:31Z 2023-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14102 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10406387231152788 1040-6387 (print) 1943-4936 (online) https://doi.org/10.1177/104063872311527 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf SAGE Publications Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation : 1-10. (First published online February 6, 2023) |
| spellingShingle | Aborto Caballos Patología Animal Muerte Fetal Abortion Horses Animal Pathology Foetal Death Canton, German Jose Navarro, Mauricio Asin, Javier Chu, Peter Henderson, Eileen Mete, Asli Uzal, Francisco Equine abortion and stillbirth in California: a review of 1,774 cases received at a diagnostic laboratory, 1990–2022 |
| title | Equine abortion and stillbirth in California: a review of 1,774 cases received at a diagnostic laboratory, 1990–2022 |
| title_full | Equine abortion and stillbirth in California: a review of 1,774 cases received at a diagnostic laboratory, 1990–2022 |
| title_fullStr | Equine abortion and stillbirth in California: a review of 1,774 cases received at a diagnostic laboratory, 1990–2022 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Equine abortion and stillbirth in California: a review of 1,774 cases received at a diagnostic laboratory, 1990–2022 |
| title_short | Equine abortion and stillbirth in California: a review of 1,774 cases received at a diagnostic laboratory, 1990–2022 |
| title_sort | equine abortion and stillbirth in california a review of 1 774 cases received at a diagnostic laboratory 1990 2022 |
| topic | Aborto Caballos Patología Animal Muerte Fetal Abortion Horses Animal Pathology Foetal Death |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14102 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10406387231152788 https://doi.org/10.1177/104063872311527 |
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