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MARE ISSUES
The aging process takes its toll in many ways on horses and humans. When women reach a certain age, for example, they experience menopause, a transitional period when Nature serves notice that they no longer can bear children. MORE...
More information:
The Infertile Mare
Uterine Lavage Before Insemination Not Harmful to Mare Fertility
Luteal Insufficiency in the Mare
Oxytocin and Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy
Barren Mares
Breeding Older Mares
False Pregnancy
Make Room for Baby
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MANAGING ESTRUS
Nature has done a commendable job in developing the equine reproductive system, but it did not take into consideration man's special needs for the production of horses at certain times or under specific circumstances. MORE...
More information:
Regulating Estrus
Optimizing Implant Therapy in Cycling Mares
Let There Be Light!
Marbles Keep Mares Out of Heat
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STALLION ISSUES
Regardless of the number of mares being bred, it is important to monitor the stallion's reproductive success in order to maintain his reputation and give yourself time to address any problems he might have. MORE...
More information:
Breeding Planning: Selecting a Sire
Colt Fertility
Male Horse Hygiene
Reproductive Emergencies in the Stallion
Dual Hemisphere Breeding
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ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
There are many reasons why you might decide to breed your mare by artificial insemination (AI). The most common is to allow you to use a stallion that is a distance away--even abroad--and so increase the scope of stallions available and reduce the risks and expense of travel for your mare. MORE...
More information:
Evaluating Semen Quality
Factors Affecting Fertility with Cooled Semen
Deep Horn Insemination Technique
AI Training for Stallions
Effects of Airport Radiation on Shipped Semen
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BET PHARM
BET Reproductive Laboratory has been a pioneer in developing and implementing breeding management protocols used by equine veterinarians for over 20 years. For example, we were the first laboratory to introduce the routine monitoring of a mare's blood concentrations for progestagens and total estrogens to assess fetal viability in the second and third trimester of pregnancy. Data from this testing protocol were recently presented at the American Association of Equine Practitioners meeting.
In response to many requests from our veterinary clients, we formed BET Pharmacy in 2003 to compound pharmaceuticals that they wanted for their every day practice use but could not obtain. For example, many clients wanted an injectable DESLORELIN to use in broodmares that could be given in a small volume of liquid vehicle in the muscle and did not require subsequent removal to avoid side effects such as delay of return to estrus. Another request that many veterinarians made was for a non-synthetic, native progesterone product that could be given once per week or less often via injection. Another company with extensive experience in controlled release pharmacology, BioRelease Technologies, developed these products.
Both of these products were available by prescription to veterinarians beginning in early 2003. Veterinarians in every state in the USA prescribed these products for their equine patients during the 2003 breeding season. There will likely be even greater demand in 2004. We compound products that are not routinely available but are wanted by the veterinary practitioner.
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BREEDING SOUNDNESS EXAM
Horse breeding is a time-consuming and expensive business. Therefore, horse breeders must be able to assess the likelihood of a mare being able to conceive, carry a fetus through a pregnancy, and deliver a live foal. While unforeseen problems can always occur, there are procedures that help you decide if a mare is suitable for breeding. Collectively these procedures are known as the breeding soundness examination. MORE...
More information:
Find Reproductive Problems
Assessing Sperm Quality
Shed Ready? Breeding Soundess Exam
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REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
The good news is that advanced reproductive technologies--such as cooled semen, frozen semen, embryo transfer, and gamete inter fallopian tube transfer (GIFT)--have given horse owners choices and freedom. The bad news is that there is a high price tag attached. MORE...
More information:
AAEP Forum: Embryo Transfer
Embryo Transfer
AQHA Settles Embryo Transfer Lawsuit
Rare Donkey Born Through Embryo Transfer
Monitoring Fetal Well-Being
Reproductive Ultrasound
First Foal Produced from Deceased Mare's Shipped Oocytes
First Equine Clone is a Mule
First Cloned Horse Born
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POLL RESULTS: WOULD YOU CLONE YOUR HORSES?
If money were no obstacle, would you clone any of your horses?
* Yes (232) 35.20%
* Maybe (67) 10.17%
* No (360) 54.63%
Total Votes: 659
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DISEASES
Imagine the following telephone conversation. "Yes, I'd like to order some disease, please." "Yes, ma'am. We can get some disease right out to you." MORE...
More information:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Contagious Equine Metritis
Equine Herpesvirus
Leptospirosis
EVA Video Available
Risk of EVA from Imported Stallions
Deadly Spring Syndromes
For more on MRLS, see www.TheHorse.com/MRLS
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BREEDING PROBLEMS
The reproduction session at the 2002 American Association of Equine Practitioners' convention was something of an A to Z seminar. It terms of problems that can affect breeding success, veterinarians discussed laser removal of endometrial cysts, endometritis, and treating stallions with EPM. MORE...
More information:
Endometritis
West Nile Virus Vaccine: Adverse Reactions in Mares?
Fescue Toxicosis and Treatment
Twinning
The Trouble with Twins
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THE BREEDER'S PACKAGE FROM THE HORSE HEALTH CARE LIBRARY
The Breeder's Package from Eclipse Press is the authoritative guide to breeding horses. Get Understanding the Broodmare, Understanding the Stallion, and Understanding Breeding Management, and we will add Understanding the Foal for FREE! Order today for only $44.99, plus shipping!
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BREEDING MANAGEMENT
Pasture breeding mares is something of a dying art in the equine industry. The closer control that can be exercised with hand breeding and the advent of artificial insemination--which has increased the number of mares which can be covered by a single stallion--has pushed pasture breeding to the back burner. Yet this technique can bring with it benefits for breeders large and small. MORE...
More information:
Teasing
Keeping a Stallion With a Foaling Mare, or Mares
Expecting Company? (Foal Alarms)
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GENERAL
Sex selection of foals prior to conception is highly desirable for horse breeders. Currently, sperm can be sorted by their X and Y chromosomes, improving odds of sex selection through artificial insemination. MORE...
More information:
A Horse of a Different Color
The Goal is a Foal
No Live Foal Guarantees
Reproductive Specialists
The Facts of Life
Equine Placenta Workshop
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