Ciencia y tecnología veterinaria

Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometritis with Intra-Uterine Infusion of a Solution of Honey 70% in Mares

Abstract

Kouider Zine el Abidine and Benallou Bouabdellah

Our works on endometritis aims at showing the different methods of diagnosis and demonstrate the therapeutic efficiency of intrauterine infusions of honey 70% solution for the treatment of endometritis in the mare. During the breeding season 2015, our study involved a workforce of 119 mares, which were the subject of ultrasound examination in 1566, with an average of 13 passes per mare to determine ovarian status, pregnancy diagnosis and fertility.

Among the fifteen infertile mares, only seven had endometritis confirmed by ultrasound, and cytology (46.66%), the seven mares were divided into two lots: Three were treated with the usual protocols used at the stud (uterine Washing, hormone treatments and intrauterine infusion of an antibiotic) «Lot No 01," the four remaining cases received intrauterine infusions of honey 70% solution «Lot No. 02".

We conducted the ultrasound and cytological examinations for tracking cases of the two lots. After the first infusion honey, an increase in volume and echogenicity of uterine fluids has been found, and then a gradual decrease until the total disappearance between 2 to 8 days after the last infusion honey, with an improvement in ultrasonographic image of the uterus during the first diestrus and estrus after treatment, compared to control group protocols.

A cytological examination where there was a marked improvement in both the group treated with the honey, that is characterized by a total disappearance of inflammatory cells and fungi, with a richness of smear by endometrial cells compared to the case the control group.

These observations show that the honey has shown remarkable results concerning the drainage of uterine fluids, regeneration of endometrial cells with antifungal effect in vivo, As against the fertility of mares treated with honey was not improved, this seems to be due to the age of the mares (16-27 years) or other intrinsic factors (mares and stallions) or extrinsic factors (environment, power, etc.).