Sick post.
HORSE FAGS, THEY STEEL MY BLOOD, NICK MY HORSE PASTE NOW ABORTED FETUSS.
Rhona Mitra (British actress)
Ben fogil: new lives in the wild.
(Uruguay)
29 mins in…..
Horses rescued
Blood jawa???
Legal thing in Uruguay, Argentina and Iceland
Take blood, keep them pregnant by waY of artificial insemination
Then in a certain month when the hormonal level reaches a certain point, fetus is aborted. Blood is equivalent to a super hormone
it’s a good episode, when I watched it for the 1st time I though WTF!!!
The Effect of Repeated Blood Harvesting from Pregnant Mares on Haematological Variables
by Charlotta Oddsdóttir 1,*
Simple Summary
For the extraction of equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG), mares in the first 2–4 months of pregnancy are harvested for blood. The extracted eCG has been used in pharmaceutical products for the control of reproduction in other animal species. Blood harvesting from mares has raised concerns around their welfare, such as the possibility of them developing anaemia. This study was carried out to investigate the effect on the haematological variables of repeated blood harvesting from pregnant mares in two free-range herds. Our results show that up to 14.3% of mares in one herd had transient moderate to marked anaemia, but that no mares in the other herd developed more than mild anaemia. No mares in either herd had anaemia as defined by Hct three weeks after the last blood harvest. This difference between the herds indicates that external factors such as nutrients ingested by the mares are vitally important in the response to blood loss.
Abstract
Studies have been carried out on the effect of large-volume blood harvesting from horses, but they were performed on nonpregnant horses of various breeds other than Icelandic horses. This study aimed to investigate the effect on the haematological variables indicating erythropoiesis of repeated blood harvesting from pregnant mares. To account for regional variation, two herds of mares were chosen, both kept under free-range conditions. Sequential EDTA blood samples were collected weekly from 160 mares and analysed for haematological variables in an automated analyser. Serum samples from 115 mares were analysed for total protein. In both herds, after three harvests, mares began to measure below the minimum value for erythrocyte numbers, and mild anaemia was present in up to 37% at one time. Mares in only one herd had moderate or marked anaemia, 14.3% of the herd. Both herds showed evidence of increased erythropoiesis, but there was a difference between the herds in the intensity of the response. In both herds, however, all mares had reached the minimum normal haematocrit value three weeks after the last harvest. It is important to investigate the causes for the differences between these herds, which might be addressed to reduce the risk of anaemia.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/5/745