Intrinsic Factors
Characteristics of the mare which cause early embryonic loss are:
- Poor vulval conformation
- Endometrial disease
- Progesterone deficiency
- Foal heat breeding
- Time of insemination
- Maternal age
Definitions:
- endometritus: infection in endometrium of uterus
- fibrosis: thickening of connective tissue
- suppurative: pus
