Massive rupture of the abdominal wall with herniation in a mare at parturition

Abstract

Extract

Roberts (1956) refers to this condition as rupture of the prepubic tendon. While the condition he describes is nearly identical with that reported here, there was, in the present case, rupture of individual muscle layers cranial to the prepubic tendon. Another inconsistency is that this was a relatively light hack whereas Roberts describes the condition as occurring most commonly in heavier draught mares.