Researchers at Justus Liebig University in Giessen have concluded that nearly half of all mare miscarriages are unexplained. The scientists reviewed the records of 123 mares located in Central Germany that spontaneously aborted their foals.
The team found no apparent cause of miscarriage in 47.2 percent of the cases. The remaining miscarriages were caused by infections: 17 percent were bacterial in nature and 8.9 percent were viral.
The most common reason for abortion not related to disease was twin pregnancy (21.1 percent); fetal malformations (3.3 percent); umbilical cord accidents (0.8 percent); and uterine torsion (0.8 percent).
The scientists noted that these findings were consistent with other studies.
Read more at EQUUS magazine.
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