Serum cortisol and thyroid hormone concentrations and survival in foals born from mares with experimentally induced ascending placentitis.

Vitória Müller Ramiro E Toribio Katarzyna DembekBruna S S MoraesMariana A MousquerBruna R CurcioCarlos Eduardo Wayne Nogueira

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2020)

Placental infections can impair fetal thyroid function. Low T3 : cortisol and T4 : cortisol ratios seem to be good prognostic markers in newborn foals.

Keyphrases

high glucose
diabetic rats
gestational age
low birth weight
pulmonary arterial hypertension
stress induced