Pathology of lethal peripartum broad ligament haematoma in 31 Thoroughbred mares.

Reasons For Performing Study: Broad ligament haemorrhage in peripartum mares is a life-threatening disease and there are few reports on the aetiology and pathogenesis of broad ligament haematoma.

Objectives: To obtain information regarding the sites for the early diagnosis and pathogenesis of broad ligament haematoma of mares.

Methods: Thirty-one mares that died of broad ligament haematoma peripartum were examined pathologically for bleeding sites.