Post-partum fertility in thoroughbred mares

Authors

  • Mario Kurtz Filho Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Morfologia, Santa Maria, RS
  • Joaquin Lopes de Alda Haras Santa Maria de Araras, São José dos Pinhais, PR
  • Neiva Medianeira Deprá Haras Santa Maria de Araras, São José dos Pinhais, PR
  • Karin Érica Brass Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Clínica de Grandes Animais, Santa Maria, RS
  • Flávio Desessards de La Corte Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Clínica de Grandes Animais, Santa Maria, RS
  • José Henrique Souza da Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Zootecnia, Santa Maria, RS
  • Carlos Antonio Mondino Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Clínica de Grandes Animais, Santa Maria, RS
  • Isabele Picada Emanuelli Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-95961998000200005

Keywords:

Mare, Post-partum estrus, Fertility, Age

Abstract

Five hundred and forty nine foaling thoroughbred mares, were observed to analyze the conception rate, duration and fertility of the foal heat, foaling rate in the forthcoming year and its relation with the age of the mare during the 2nd semester comprised between July, 1983 and December, 1994. Conception and foaling rates decreased after the age of the 13th. The first estrus appeared 12.3 (± 10.9) days post-partum and, when its duration was between 8 and 14 days, the first estrus was significantly more fertile than out of these limits. The conception rate of the second post-partum estrus was significantly higher than the first.

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Published

1998-01-01

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 2 (1998)

Section

VETERINARY MEDICINE

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How to Cite

1.
Kurtz Filho M, Alda JL de, Deprá NM, Brass K Érica, Corte FD de L, Silva JHS da, et al. Post-partum fertility in thoroughbred mares. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 1998 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Sep. 15];35(2):75-9. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/5716