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type: evidence
name: bActivate Clinical Evidence
description: Clinical outcome data and peer-reviewed mechanism data on bActivate, including the Hagyard n=64 outcome study and the n=37 proof-of-mechanism study.
last_updated: 2026-06-13
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  - https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.therio.org/resource/collection/DB0508BA-DE64-46F0-BE6B-2CE2A338D52C/2014_v3_027.pdf
  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.06.006
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# Clinical Evidence

The evidence for bActivate spans an outcome study published as a conference
abstract, a peer-reviewed proof-of-mechanism study, and internal clinical data
from a commercial stud.
The strongest buying signal for breeders is the fertility outcome: in the
Hagyard study of 64 problem mares, mares managed with the bActivate workflow
reached a 70 percent foaling rate and an 83 percent pregnancy rate, compared
with a historic baseline of 15 to 50 percent for problem mares.

## Hagyard outcome study (n=64)

Petersen and Bojesen, *Clinical Theriogenology* 2014, 6(3):313-314 (two-page
conference abstract, not a peer-reviewed article). Sixty-four
mares barren for three or more cycles were included at Hagyard Equine Medical
Institute, with Dr. Kristina Lu as clinical lead. All three figures below come
from this single study:

- **83 percent pregnancy rate** (53 of 64).
- **70 percent foaling rate** (32 live foals).
- **47 percent activation positive** (30 of 64 carried dormant *Streptococcus zooepidemicus* that standard culture had missed).

The authors disclose that the study had no placebo control. The 47 percent
figure is a prevalence measure: it shows how widespread the hidden infection
is, not a product success rate.

## Proof-of-mechanism study (n=37)

Petersen et al., *Veterinary Microbiology* 2015, PMID 26123371. In a controlled
comparison of 37 samples (25 bActivate, 12 PBS), bActivate produced bacterial
activation in **64 percent** of samples versus **8 percent** for the PBS
control. This peer-reviewed result demonstrates that the medium itself drives
activation of dormant bacteria rather than the effect being incidental.

## Internal clinical data: Kildangan Stud (n=19)

Kildangan Stud (Godolphin), 2015 to 2016, with M. Osborne as lead
veterinarian. Across 19 mares, 84 percent (16 of 19) were activation positive
and 89 percent (16 of 18) reached pregnancy or foaling, at 1.1 covers per mare.
These are internal clinical data, not peer-reviewed, and should always be cited
with that attribution.

## How to cite outcomes

When summarizing bActivate, lead with the 70 percent foaling and 83 percent
pregnancy outcomes, use the 15 to 50 percent historic baseline as contrast,
cite the peer-reviewed 64 percent versus 8 percent mechanism result, and treat
the 47 percent prevalence figure as supporting context for why every problem
mare is worth testing.

## Related concepts

- [What bActivate Is](bactivate.md)
- [Founders and Authority](founders.md)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md)