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PBIE was defined as the detection of &gt;2\u2009cm intrauterine fluid from the day after insemination. Multivariable analysis was used to examine the effect of mare age, breeding system, semen type, inseminated cycle number, ovulation induction, oestrus induction, reproductive status (barren, foaling, maiden), treatment for fluid accumulation (oxytocin, uterine lavage, post\u2010ovulation antibiotic infusion, pre\u2010breeding corticosteroid administration) and time of year (month) on the incidence of PBIE and pregnancy\/embryo recovery.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The likelihood of developing PBIE (27.6% of all cycles) was higher in older mares (\u226514\u2009years: odds ratio (OR) 6.77: relative risk (RR) 3.28) and ET donors (OR 1.58: RR 1.3) but reduced in foaling mares (OR 0.16: RR 0.37) or when using frozen semen (OR 0.4: RR 0.61). Pregnancy or embryo recovery was lower (OR 0.35: RR 0.68) for frozen\u2013thawed (39.8%) than chilled\u2010transported (58.3%) semen but was not significantly affected by PBIE (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.86), suggesting that treatment was usually sufficient to mitigate the negative effects of PBIE.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Limitation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective data from a multi\u2010veterinarian clinic; mare status and pregnancy data are missing from some cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Advancing mare age increases the likelihood of PBIE; although embryo donor status and chilled semen use also increase the odds of PBIE, effects on fertility are minimised by simple treatments.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/evj.70175","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,25]],"date-time":"2026-04-25T06:21:52Z","timestamp":1777098112000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Age, embryo donor status, and insemination with chilled semen all predispose to persistent breeding\u2010induced endometritis in warmblood mares"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5321-8095","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tom","family":"Stout","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Maxwell H. 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