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UK Continues MRLS Research

Researchers investigating mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) have made a causative link between the ingestion of live eastern tent caterpillars in pastures and MRLS-type abortions.

 Wednesday, November 30, 2005

MRLS Update: 'We Do Not Understand This Disease'

"In the final analysis, we do not understand this disease," said Dr. Bruce Webb, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky who has been a leading researcher into the problem of Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome.

 Tuesday, January 06, 2004

Study Shows Nearly 30% Foal Loss On Four Major Farms

A reproductive study examining the breeding records of four Central Kentucky Thoroughbred farms reveals that nearly 30% of mares bred between early February and early May 2001 who were declared at one time to be in foal, lost those foals.

 Thursday, May 24, 2001