Although puberty can occur as early as 14–15months of age, depending on breed and use,
the reproductive career of mares may continue to advanced ages. Once mares are used as …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of body condition (BC), BC changes, and
plasma leptin concentrations on the reproductive performance of Lusitano broodmares on …

Primiparous mares are known to produce smaller foals than multiparous mares. This
difference seems to be partly explained by the reduced exchange surface and volume of the …

Clear definitions of 'normal'equine gestation length (GL) are elusive, with GL being subject
to a considerable number of internal and external variables that have confounded …

The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of stallion and mare, their ages, and
maternal lineage on the gestation length (GL) in Thoroughbreds. In addition, additive …

In the mare, foaling is a critical unpredictable event due to a wide range of gestational length
and the absence of clear signs of impending parturition. To predict foaling, pH, inversion …

A table was generated, based on foetal ultrasonographic measurements in light breed
mares, for each day of gestation beginning with day 100, to provide the predicted value of …

Breeding and parturition records collected over a period of 35 years in the Alter Real stud of
Lusitano horses were used to calculate gestation length (GL). The 1027 gestations by 209 …

To assess the practical use of pedometers as supervision tools in the equine prepartal
period, two types, IceQube®-and ALT-sensors, were tested. Nine mares were randomly …

Ponies and sometimes draft horses are often used as experimental models for horses
although size and metabolic parameters are known to vary between horse breeds. So far …