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Mycopathologia2013; 175(3-4); 339-344; doi: 10.1007/s11046-013-9615-6

Prevalence of yeasts in English full blood mares.

Abstract: The aim of the study was a quantitative and qualitative analysis of microflora, presentation of current data about prevalence of the microflora on the skin and mucous membranes, and determination of its possible effect on reproduction of English full blood horses bred in Poland. The material for analyses was sampled from the skin and mucous membranes (385 samples) of 55 English full blood mares. Taking into account reproduction traits, the mares were classified into three groups. Six yeast-like species, including five species from the genus Candida (C. albicans, C. guiliermondii, C. lusitaniae, C. sp., and C. tropicalis) and Trichomonascus ciferrii, were detected on the skin and mucous membranes in the English full blood mares. Growth of yeasts was observed in more than half of the samples taken from mares that had foaled and approximately 46 % of non-conceiving and barren mares. The high prevalence of various yeast strains in the mouth, nostrils, and collateral groove may suggest widespread occurrence of the microflora in the breeding environment. The results obtained indicate that the yeasts isolated in this study may be components of the normal microflora of the skin and mucous membranes in horses. The analysis results do not indicate unambiguously that the isolated microflora affects reproduction in mares, although this cannot be excluded.
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Publication Date: 2013-01-24 PubMed ID: 23344719PubMed Central: PMC3622738DOI: 10.1007/s11046-013-9615-6Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research study investigates, and provides data on, the presence of different strains of yeast and other microflora on the skin and mucous membranes of English full blood mares in Poland, and attempts to determine their impact on the horses’ reproduction.

Research Overview

  • This study aimed to both qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the microflora on the skin and mucous membranes of English full blood mares bred in Poland.
  • The research was carried out to better understand the prevalence of such microflora and its possible effect on the reproduction of these horses.

Methodology

  • 385 samples were taken from the skin and mucous membranes of 55 English full blood mares for analysis.
  • Mares were classified into three groups based on their reproduction traits.

Results

  • The study found the presence of six yeast-like species, with five originating from the Candida genus (C. albicans, C. guiliermondii, C. lusitaniae, C. sp., and C. tropicalis) along with Trichomonascus ciferrii.
  • Growth of yeasts was observed in over half of the samples taken from the breeding mares and around 46% of non-conceiving and barren mares.
  • Yeast strains were frequently detected in the mouth, nostrils, and collateral groove of the mares, indicating a widespread presence in the breeding environment.

Interpretation and Conclusion

  • The results imply that the yeasts isolated during this study may be parts of the normal microflora of the skin and mucous membranes in horses.
  • The findings do not definitively establish that the isolated microflora affects reproduction in mares, but the possibility has not been ruled out either.

This research may contribute to a deeper understanding of the role of microflora in horse health and reproduction and could be used as a reference for similar studies in the future.

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Różański P, Slaska B, Różańska D. (2013). Prevalence of yeasts in English full blood mares. Mycopathologia, 175(3-4), 339-344. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-013-9615-6

Publication

Mycopathologia
ISSN: 1573-0832
NlmUniqueID: 7505689
Country: Netherlands
Language: English
Volume: 175
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 339-344

Researcher Affiliations

Różański, Paweł
  • Department of Animal and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland. d.p.roza@wp.pl
Slaska, Brygida
    Różańska, Dorota

      MeSH Terms

      • Animals
      • Female
      • Horses / microbiology
      • Mucous Membrane / microbiology
      • Poland
      • Prevalence
      • Saccharomycetales / classification
      • Saccharomycetales / isolation & purification
      • Skin / microbiology

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