Publications by authors named "Kayla Nielsen"
Intrauterine plant oil infusion, including fractionated coconut oil, has been previously found to be a safe, inexpensive, and reversible method of prolonging the luteal phase in mares when administered on Day 10 of the estrous cycle. Our objective was to understand the uteroovarian response to the administration of fractionated coconut oil infusion in the uterus of diestrous mares. We hypothesized that intrauterine coconut oil administration on Day 10 would prolong luteal life span in a dose-dependent fashion and would result in higher serum progesterone levels than untreated mares at the expected time of luteolysis.
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- This study investigates the health and fertility effects of transvaginal luteal biopsies (TVLB) and transvaginal ovarian biopsies (TVOB) in mares, addressing a gap in previous research.
- A total of 53 mares were included, with health assessed through daily monitoring for 72 hours post-procedure and fertility outcomes compared across different groups of mares that underwent TVLB.
- Results indicate that, when performed correctly, TVLB and TVOB procedures did not negatively impact health or fertility, although caution is advised due to the small sample size of cycles analyzed.