CEM Swab Mare

CEM is commonly transmitted during sexual intercourse between undetected CEM-positive breeding mares and stallions.

CEM Swab – 7 days

Clitoral swab(s): taken from two sites; the clitoral fossa and the clitoral sinuses or an endometrial swab
taken during oestrus from the lining of the uterus via the open cervix to demonstrate whether the uterus is
free from infection.

CEM PCR: 1 – 2 days

Taylorella equigenitalis PCR with Pseudomonas aeruginosa & Klebsiella pneumonia culture. Clitoral swab: taken from two sites. See above.

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