The use of electrochemically activated saline as a uterine instillation in pony mares

J S Afr Vet Assoc. 2008 Mar;79(1):36-8. doi: 10.4102/jsava.v79i1.238.

Abstract

Twelve pony mares were randomly assigned to either a control or a treatment group and inseminated with fresh, raw semen from a single stallion of known fertility in a cross-over trial design. Pregnancy was diagnosed by transrectal ultrasound 12-14 days post-ovulation and then terminated by administration of a luteolytic dose of cloprostenol. Treatment mares received a uterine instillation of 100 ml of electrochemically activated (ECA) saline 4-12 hours post-insemination. Control mares received no treatment post-insemination. Per cycle pregnancy rate was 58.3 % in the control group and 50 % in the treatment group. There was no statistical difference (P = 1.000) in pregnancy rate between the 2 groups. The principles of ECA and applications of ECA saline are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin / pharmacology
  • Cross-Over Studies
  • Female
  • Horses / physiology*
  • Insemination, Artificial / methods
  • Insemination, Artificial / veterinary*
  • Male
  • Ovulation Induction / methods
  • Ovulation Induction / veterinary
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Rate*
  • Random Allocation
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Sperm Count / veterinary

Substances

  • Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • Sodium Chloride