Factors affecting survival and future foaling rates in Thoroughbred mares with hydrops

a framework for identifying and prioritizing factors affecting customers’ online shopping behavior in iran

the purpose of this study is identifying effective factors which make customers shop online in iran and investigating the importance of discovered factors in online customers’ decision. in the identifying phase, to discover the factors affecting online shopping behavior of customers in iran, the derived reference model summarizing antecedents of online shopping proposed by change et al. was us...

Foaling rate of mares that were rebred after pregnancy loss in Hidaka, Japan

The purpose of this study was to evaluate foaling rates of mares that were rebred after the pregnancy loss in same reproductive season and to examine factors influencing them in Hidaka, Japan. The study included 82 Thoroughbred mares that had experienced pregnancy loss. The foaling rate of the mares that were rebred after pregnancy loss was 57.3%. The foaling rate decreased as the period until ...

Factors affecting foal birth weight in Thoroughbred horses.

Foaling data from 348 Thoroughbred foals born on a commercial stud were analysed to investigate interrelationships among mare age, parity, gestation length, foal sex, placental weight, and foal birth weight. Placental weight was positively correlated with foal birth weight up to a threshold of 6.5 kg; above this, placental weight was not significantly associated with foal birth weight. Placenta...

Changes in Antioxidant Components in Blood of Mares during Pregnancy and after Foaling

The changes in antioxidant components in the blood of ten cold blood mares during pregnancy and after foaling were investigated. Mares' blood samples were collected three times: at the 6th month of pregnancy, two weeks before delivery and four weeks after foaling. The activity of superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, total antioxidant status (TAS), total bilirubin and uric acid were mea...

Factors Affecting Calf Survival