double ovulation; infectious abortion; non infectious abortion
Abstract :
[en] Twin pregnancies are classified into bilateral (one fetus in each uterine horn: 44%) and unilateral (both fetuses in the same uterine horn, right or left: 56%). The incidence of abortion during mid- to late gestation is approximately 1% in cows carrying bilateral twins and more than 40% in cows carrying unilateral twins. In this period, abortion seems most commonly associated with infectious agents. However, although this imbalanced
abortion rate may imply that unilateral twin pregnancy is a non-infectious abortion factor, few available data can describe the cause of abortions in twin pregnancies. The current findings suggest that unilateral twin pregnancy is a non-infectious factor required for the etiological diagnosis of abortion in dairy herds.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Lopez-Gatius, Fernando
Garcia-Ispierto, Irina
Hanzen, Christian ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dépt d'Ens. et de Clinique des animaux de Production (DCP) > Dépt d'Ens. et de Clinique des animaux de Production (DCP)
Language :
English
Title :
Unilateral twin pregnancy: A non-infectious factor required for the etiological diagnosis of abortion in dairy herds
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