Factors affecting reproductive performance of horses
Terttu Katila1, Kaisa Nivola1, Tiina Reilas2, Jenni Sairanen3, Terttu Peltonen4 and Anna-Maija Virtala5
Department of Production Animal Medicine, University of Helsinki, Paroninkuja 20, 04920 Saarentaus, Finland1, MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Opistontie 10, 32100 Ypäjä, Finland2, Department of Animal Science, University of Helsinki, Koetilantie 5, 00014 Helsinki, Finland3, Suomen Hippos, Tulkinkuja 3 02650 Espoo, Finland4 and Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 66, 00014 Helsinki, Finland 5
6-9
A clinical view of mare reproductive physiology
Dale L. Paccamonti and Sara K. Lyle
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Equine Health Studies Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (USA)
10-13
A review of a practitioner’s perspective on endometrial edema
Juan C. Samper
Veterinary Reproductive Services, Langley, Canada
14-18
Sperm cells in the reproductive tract of the mare: Where can we find them?
Sandra M. Fiala1, Luis A. Cruz1, Rosangela F. Rodrigues1, Maria Inês Jobim2, Ricardo M. Gregory2 and Rodrigo C. Mattos2
Instituto de Biologia, Universidade de Pelotas1 and Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul2 (Brazil)
19-21
Persistent post-breeding endometritis: effect of corticosteroid treatment on the number of protein bands from uterine endometrial fluid of susceptible mares
Caroline A. Wolf1,2, Eduardo Malschitzky3, Gabriel M. Davolli1, Maria Inês M. Jobim2 and Rodrigo C. Mattos1
Reprolab, Veterinary Faculty, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)1, Laboratory of semen technology and proteins related to animal reproduction, Veterinary Faculty, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)2 and Lutheran University of Brazil (Brazil)3
22-24
Sperm transport and elimination from the mare’s reproductive tract
Mats H. T. Troedsson
Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington
25-28
High risk pregnancy in the mare – practical implications for the practitioner
Sara K. Lyle and Dale L. Paccamonti
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (USA)
29-35
Some aspects of peripartum, neonate and foal heat in mini pony mares
Adriana Pires Neves1, Ivan Cunha Bustamente-Filho2, Caroline Antoniazzi Wolf2, Fabiana Santos Castro2, Gabriela Richter2, Felipe François Motta2, Gabriel Monteiro Davolli2, Giovani Casanova Camozzato2, Gustavo Ferlini Agne2, Ricardo Macedo Gregory2 and Rodrigo Costa Mattos2
UNIPAMPA- Universidade Federal do Pampa; Dom Pedrito, RS, Brazil1 and REPROLAB – Faculdade de Veterinária, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil2
36-38
Cryopreservation of equine embryos
Johannes Handler and Stefanie Neuhauser
Klinik für Pferde, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
39-47
Advances in stallion’s epididymal sperm technology
Cely M. Melo, Gabriel A. Monteiro, Bruno R. Avanzi, Priscilla N. Guasti, Marco A. Alvarenga, José A. Dell’Aqua Jr, Fabiola S. Zahn and Frederico O. Papa
Department of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology, São Paulo State University, SP, Brazil
48-52
Equine oocyte quality depending on original follicle population
Andreas Vernunft, Hannelore Alm, Wilhelm Kanitz and Helmut Torner
Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals, Unit Reproductive Biology,, Dummerstorf, Germany
54-58
ICSI – A biotechnological method to produce equine embryos in vitro
Hannelore Alm, Andreas Vernunft, Helmut Torner, Sanjay Bhojwani, Frank Becker und Wilhelm Kanitz
Research Institute Biology Farm Animals, Unit Reproductive Biology, Dummerstorf, Germany
59-62
Establishment of a new method for isolation and culture of equine endometrial epithelial and stromal cells
Tobias Theuß, Denny Böttcher, Alexander Kappe, Heinz-Adolf Schoon and Christin Ellenberger
Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, Germany
63-69
Morpho-functional characterization of equine endometrial epithelial cells in vitro – preliminary results
Denny Böttcher1, Tobias Theuß1, Alexander Kappe1, Axel Sobiraj2, Heinz-Adolf Schoon1 and Christin Ellenberger1
Institute of Pathology1 and Large Animal Clinic for Theriogenology and Ambulatory Services2, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
70-79