A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON TWINNING AND LIVE FOALING RATES AFTER MANUAL REDUCTION IN THOROUGHBRED MARES

Authors

  • N M DINESH Kunigal Stud Farm, Kunigal, Karnataka - 572 130 1Cheif Veterinary Surgeon and Stud Manager, Kunigal Stud Farm. 2Veterinary Officer, Kunigal Stud Farm.*nmdinesh@yahoo.com
  • K BALAMURUGAN
  • P PARTHEBAN

Keywords:

Live foal rates, manual reduction, multiple ovulations, thoroughbred mares, twinning

Abstract

Twinning is an important cause of pregnancy loss in mares, which is often associated with the economic loss
to the thoroughbred industry. The rate of twinning was documented as 9% (84/890), while the live foal rate was 77%
(65/84) after manual reduction. Influence of mare’s age, reproductive status, ovarian activity, number of ovulations,
month of covering and mare’s repetition on twinning rates were also studied. The present study was undertaken to
record the twinning rate and live foal rates in thoroughbreds as there are no recent publications.

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Published

2020-08-27

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (2019): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

DINESH, N.M., BALAMURUGAN, K., & PARTHEBAN, P. (2020). A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON TWINNING AND LIVE FOALING RATES AFTER MANUAL REDUCTION IN THOROUGHBRED MARES. The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 40(2), 41–43. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/3857