December 6, 2014 - Broodmare Health

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Using Cervical Cerclage to Manage Cervical Incompetence in Pregnant Mares

by Alexandra Beckstett

Researchers are successfully taking a page from human medicine when it comes to treating one common cause of pregnancy loss in mares: cervical incompetence. Dr. Stefania Bucca, of the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club in Doha, evaluated the efficacy of applying a cervical cerclage suture to affected mares and presented her results at the 2013 American Association of Equine Practitioners’ convention, held Dec. 7-11 in Nashville, Tenn.

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