Treatment of Uterine Infections and Associated Endometritis in Mares-A Comparative Study Assad Nafis Ibni*, Resesrch Scholar, Bugalia N.S., Professor, Chandolia R.K., Professor Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS), Hisar-125004 (Haryana) *Corresponding author. E-mail: dnnaie2020@gmail.com
Online published on 20 November, 2017. Abstract The present study was undertaken to evaluate therapeutic efficacy of treatment regimens for management of uterine infection and associated endometritis in twenty seven (27) brood mares. Broodmares were divided into four groups (Group I, II and III, with 7 infertile mares in each group; Group IV with 6 fertile mares). Group I mares were treated with saline uterine lavage + PGF2α + intrauterine antibiotic infusion; Group II mares received saline uterine lavage + Cloprostenol + intrauterine antibiotic infusion; Group III mares were treated with saline uterine lavage + Oxytocin + intrauterine antibiotic infusion. Group IV mares received uterine lavage + a single dose of intrauterine penicillin. The antibiotic selection were based on the in vitro antibiotic sensitivity test. The response was evaluated by post-treatment ultrasound conducted between 7–10 days after treatment and post-treatment conception was recorded following 1st, 2nd and 3rd insemination. Therapeutic regimens using Cloprostenol and Oxytocin in addition to uterine lavage + intrauterine antibiotic infusion were found to be first and second preference treatment protocols, respectively in management of uterine infections. However, the treatment regimen involving saline uterine lavage + Oxytocin + intrauterine antibiotic infusion may be recommended where clearance of uterine exudates is the desired objective. Top Keywords Cloprostenol, infertile mare, oxytocin, prostaglandin, therapeutic management. Top |