Searching for the cause of mare reproductive loss syndrome: Kentucky’s $300 million disaster
Published: February 27, 2007
Summary
In late April and throughout the spring of 2001, what appears to have been a series of catastrophic events resulted in abortions, heart and eye problems in the horse industry of Kentucky, West Virginia and southern Ohio. The problem was termed ‘Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome’ (MRLS) for the number of early and late-term aborted fetuses. Estimates of losses from this syndrome go as h...
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27 de febrero de 2007
Well thought out and researched and covered a lot of bases in relation to a somewhat baffling condition or epidemic that is not seemingly limited to this country. I have heard various reports of mares throughout our country of Australia also aborting at various stages of pregnancy with no particular definable reason. They seem to be completely random and not confined to any one particular area or region or even farm.
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