Questions to Ask Before Breeding a Mare

by: Nancy S. Loving, DVM
Thinking of breeding your mare this spring? The recent outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM, which is caused by bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis) in the United States and the previous outbreak of equine viral arteritis (EVA) have underscored the importance of doing your homework when lining up a stallion. While not all diseases are avoidable without intensive testing, there ar ...


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