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A total of 73 purebred Arabian mares who experienced repeat breeding for three successive cycles were randomly divided into the following three groups: control group, without treatment; second Group (PRP group), in which mares were intrauterine infused with 20 mL of fresh PRP on the second day after the end of physic estrus phase; and the third group (L-GFequina Group), consisting of mares that were intrauterine infused with 20 mL of reconstituted lyophilized horse platelets growth factors (L-GFequina) on the second day after the estrus phase. The results showed no significant difference between control and treated groups in the diameter of the preovulatory follicles during the post treatment cycle. The endometrium thickness increased significantly in the L-GFequina and PRP groups ahead of the non-treated group. Intrauterine L-GFequina or PRP administration shortened the estrus cycle length. A higher pregnancy rate was recorded in the L-GFequina and PRP treated mares. In conclusion, the intrauterine infusion of L-GFequina or PRP increased the endometrial thickness and pregnancy rate and could be used to improve fertility in Arabian purebred mares who experienced from repeat breeding.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani11041123","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,14]],"date-time":"2021-04-14T15:30:39Z","timestamp":1618414239000},"page":"1123","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Effect of Intrauterine Infusion of Equine Fresh Platelets-Rich Plasma (PRP) or Lyophilized PRP (L-GFequina) on Ovarian Activity and Pregnancy Rate in Repeat Breeder Purebred Arabian Mares"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4813-6698","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmed","family":"Dawod","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Menofia 32897, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1085-0039","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jordi","family":"Miro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Faculty, Autonomous University of Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2889-1805","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hamed T.","family":"Elbaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Theriogenology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Menofia 32897, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hossam","family":"Fahmy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11341, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmed S.","family":"Abdoon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, National Research Center, Giza 12622, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Arabian Horse Association (2019). 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