TREATMENT OF EQUINE ENDOMETRITIS WITH INTRAUTERINE IRRIGATIONS OF CEFTIOFUR SODIUM - A COMPARISON WITH MARES TREATED IN A SIMILAR MANNER WITH A MIXTURE OF SODIUM BENZYLPENICILLIN, NEOMYCIN SULFATE, POLYMIXIN-BSULFATE AND FURALTADONE HYDROCHLORIDE

1462 mares were treated for acute endometritis, of which 1207 were tre ated with intrauterine irrigations of 3 g sodium benzylpenicillin, 1 g neomycin sulphate, 40,000 iu polymixin B sulphate and 600 mg furaltad one hydrochloride dissolved in 100 ml sterile water for injection and 255 were treated with intrauterine irrigations of 1 g ceftiofur sodium (Excenel, Upjohn) dissolved in 100 ml sterile water for injection. 40 mares who were treated by once daily intrauterine irrigation with eit her penicillin, neomycin, polymixin and furaltadone mixture (24) or ce ftiofur sodium (16), for three consecutive days, were selected for mor e detailed pre-and post-treatment endometrial cytological and bacterio logical analysis; The results suggest that treatment with ceftiofur so dium is as safe and al least as efficacious in the treatment of acute endometritis as treatment with penicillin, neomycin, polymixin and fur altadone mixture.