[Fundamentals of hygiene to be used for stallions in an instrumental artificial insemination].
Abstract: Equine artificial insemination (AI) meanwhile has been widely established in the warm blood horse industry. Because of its importance consistent hygienic aspects and their significance for the use of stallions as semen donors in AI-programs are presented and clarified. Incidence as well as importance of equine venereal infectious diseases are considered. Data of physiological bacterial genital flora and treatment principles of therapeutic control of venereal infectious bacterial agents as well as a model of control of Equine Viral Arteritis are given. A prophylactic hygiene program for donor stallions in routine AI including special microbiological monitoring is presented.
Publication Date: 1998-08-26 PubMed ID: 9710925
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The research article discusses the crucial role of hygiene in equine artificial insemination (AI), highlighting the incidence and implications of equine venereal infectious diseases. It provides insights into the natural bacterial flora in the genital area, treatment procedures for venereal infectious bacterial diseases, and a model to manage Equine Viral Arteritis. It also suggests a comprehensive preventive hygiene program for stallions providing semen for AI, inclusive of microbiological monitoring.
Importance of Hygiene in Equine Artificial Insemination
- The research emphasizes the critical role of hygiene in artificial insemination (AI) in warm blood horses, given its wide application in the modern horse industry. The comprehension of hygienic aspects is vital to comprehending the use of stallions as semen donors for AI programs.
Incidence and Significance of Equine Venereal Infectious Diseases
- The article highlights the incidence of equine venereal infectious diseases, their pertinence to horse health, and the impact on stallions’ use as semen donors in AI.
- As these diseases can significantly affect the success of AI, understanding them is crucial for hygiene procedures and disease prevention.
Physiological Genital Bacterial Flora and Treatment
- The publication explores data about the physiological bacterial flora typically present in horse genitalia.
- It explains these bacteria’s potential impacts and the necessary treatments to control any harmful venereal infectious bacterial agents.
Model Control of Equine Viral Arteritis
- The study provides a model for controlling Equine Viral Arteritis, a significant concern in equine AI.
- This condition can affect the health of stallions and their ability to successfully donate semen for AI, hence detailing strategies for its control is integral to the overall purpose of the research.
Prophylactic Hygiene Program and Microbiological Monitoring
- The article proposes a comprehensive, proactive hygiene program for donor stallions in routine AI work. This program includes microbiological monitoring, a method to systematically identify, quantify, and track bacteria in the stallions’ genitalia.
- This hygiene program and monitoring are key to preventing the spread of diseases and ensuring the success of AI procedures.
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APA
Klug E, Sieme H, Peters E.
(1998).
[Fundamentals of hygiene to be used for stallions in an instrumental artificial insemination].
Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere, 26(4), 218-224.
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Researcher Affiliations
- Klinik für Pferde, Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Horse Diseases / prevention & control
- Horses
- Hygiene
- Insemination, Artificial / standards
- Insemination, Artificial / veterinary
- Male
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases / veterinary
- Tissue Donors
References
This article includes 49 references
Citations
This article has been cited 1 times.- Köhne M, Hüsch R, Peh E, Hirnet J, Tönissen A, Müsken M, Plötz M, Kittler S, Sieme H. Newly isolated bacteriophages show efficacy and phage-antibiotic synergy in vitro against the equine genital pathogens Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Vet Res 2025 Oct 3;21(1):568.
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