Comparison of the bacterial isolation through swabbing and low volume washing in Colombian Creole mares with endometritis
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bacteria, diagnosis, swab, lavage, endometritis, maresAbstract
The bacterial endometritis in mares is one of the main causes of subfertility, generating negative factors in the development of equine reproduction. Generally, due to inadequate reproductive management, the diagnosis and therapy fail, increasing cases of infertility in females. The present study was carried out with 15 Colombian Creole mares which presented such signs of subfertility as abortions, placental retention, repetition of the heat and the vulvar discharge among others. The animals were diagnosed via reproductive clinical testing and a microbiological culture, using the uterine swabbing and low volume lavage techniques. The data were analyzed through the descriptive statistics. Of the total amount of samples analyzed, E. coli was the agent with the highest frequency of individual isolation and in mixed infections. At the same time, according to the 15 samples evaluated for culture by the swab technique, the E. coli was isolated in 33.33% (5/15) of them. Meanwhile the low volume washing technique showed an isolation of 13.33% (2/15). Concerning the analyzed techniques, the swabbing showed greater efficiency in isolating E. coli than the low volume washing.
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