Slinkyunicorn
Well-Known Member
I wonder if any of you can help shed some light on this please
An in foal mare here has been bought back from the stud she went to fo foaling as they have a type of herpes virus which cause the mare to abort three of the mares there have already aborted - one was for the track and the owners sent the foal to Newmarket for a PM. The mare was turned out in a field with the affected mares.
I would like to know what the likelihood is of her passing it to the rest of the yard and if so what to expect if anything in otherwise fit and healthy horses and if we should be on some sort of lock down?
Once again I am appalled at a studs lack of infection control/containment on their yard but its too late now as potentially this virus is on our yard and in our herd due to the stud vet not giving any information on isolation etc The last time a mare went to a stud ( a different one) she came back with strangles
Any help/advice gratefully received
An in foal mare here has been bought back from the stud she went to fo foaling as they have a type of herpes virus which cause the mare to abort three of the mares there have already aborted - one was for the track and the owners sent the foal to Newmarket for a PM. The mare was turned out in a field with the affected mares.
I would like to know what the likelihood is of her passing it to the rest of the yard and if so what to expect if anything in otherwise fit and healthy horses and if we should be on some sort of lock down?
Once again I am appalled at a studs lack of infection control/containment on their yard but its too late now as potentially this virus is on our yard and in our herd due to the stud vet not giving any information on isolation etc The last time a mare went to a stud ( a different one) she came back with strangles
Any help/advice gratefully received