THE USE OF OXYTOCIN IN COMBINATION WITH UTERINE LAVAGE AS A POST-MATING TREATMENT FOR INFERTILE MARES WITH ENDOMETRITIS

Eighteen infertile multiparous mares were used in this study. They had been barren for at least 2 years and bred repeatedly during those years, 8-20 of age. Clinical genital, endometrial cytology histopathological examinations revealed that the suffered from acute endometritis. Each mare was subjected to an intrauterine lavage with 500-1000 ml sterile saline solution combination intravenous injection 20 I.U. oxytocin within 12-24 hours after mating. The expelled most flushed fluid -30 minutes injection. treated mares, 13 (72%) conceived mating on one estrous period. Results study indicates removing containing inflammatory by-products by inducing uterine contractions improved conception rates mares.