We’re pleased to introduce our new Placental Function Panel, developed to support the assessment of placental health in pregnant mares.
The panel measures:
Placental Ultrasound
Progesterone has been shown to increase, oestradiol to decrease, and the E2:P4 ratio to decrease in mares with placental dysfunction, including ascending placentitis (Fedorka et al., 2021). Our own research in UK Thoroughbred mares supports these findings (paper publication pending), and we’re now pleased to make this test commercially available.
Potential uses include:
The test is useful from 7 months’ gestation. Results should be interpreted alongside clinical signs, and with caution during the 5–7 days before foaling, when normal pre-partum hormonal changes occur.
The cost for this panel is £55 + VAT
For more information, please contact Sarah Moore or the team at Rossdales Laboratories
Watch Sarah Moore’s presentation Placental Dysfunction: The role of biomarkers in diagnosis and predictions/Stud Stats: The Future of Stallion fertility in Your Pocket as part of the Gerald Leigh Lectures 2026.