Equine Abortion

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Placentitis common bacterial diseases

Strep and E. coli species

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Most common viral abortion cause

EHV -1

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EHV-1 vaccine schedule

5, 7, and 9 months of gestation

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Most common cause of non-infectious abortion

twin fetuses

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Hematogenous bacterial and fungal causes of placentitis

Strep zooepidemicus, E coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella

Aspergillus

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Most common route of bacterial placentitis spread

ascending infections into uteroplacental unit

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Placentitis - bacterial treatment

antimicrobials

flunixin

altrenogest (progesterone) - unknown efficacy - uterine quiescence

Clenbuterol (sympathomimetic) - suppress uterine motility (unknown efficacy)

Pentoxyfylline to decrease inflammatory mediators and increase uterine blood flow (unknown efficacy)

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Fistulous withers (open draining lesions over suprasinous bursa), poll evil - inflammation of the bursa adjacent to the nuchal ligament

Brucella abortus