Recent News for Stallion Care and Problems
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Comments Sought on Equine Viral Arteritis: Uniformed Methods and Rules
January 19, 2004
The American Horse Council (AHC) has been asked to share the Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA): Uniformed Methods and Rules (UM&R) created by the USDA. There is a brief period for review and comment and the AHCasks that you click <A... Read More
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Dual Hemisphere Breeding and Live Foal Percentages
January 07, 2004
Shuttling Thoroughbred stallions between Northern and Southern hemisphere farms for breeding began in earnest around 1992. Stallions had been shuttling from Great Britain and Ireland prior to that time. Between 1996 and 2002, 117 stallions from... Read More
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Great Britain Revises Codes on Infectious Diseases
December 11, 2003
Britain's Horserace Betting Levy Board has extensively changed its codes of practice regarding the infectious diseases contagious equine metritis (CEM), equine herpesvirus (EHV),and equine viral arteritis (EVA), which can severely disrupt... Read More
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Abusive Training for Stud Colts
December 01, 2003
I hope you are not offended by this question, and that you will find time to answer it if you know anything about it or maybe could refer me to someone else who might have heard of this fairly unusual advice. My boyfriend was afraid to write... Read More
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Stallion Breeding: Can He or Can't He?
November 01, 2003
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. ... Read More
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Early Season Breeding: Let There Be Light!
October 01, 2003
Because of the demands of competition and sales, following the natural reproductive cycle dictated by Mother Nature often doesn't fit into man's breeding program. While Mother Nature's time frame stipulates that the mare should be receptive to... Read More
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Vaccination Protocols and Internal Parasite Controls
July 29, 2003
Preventing infectious diseases and parasites from attacking our horses are primary concerns for every horse owner. James D. Smith, DVM, a practitioner at Hagyard-Davidson-McGee Associates, PLLC, in Lexington, Ky., and Craig Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD,... Read More
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Slow-Starting Stallion
July 01, 2003
We just started using a 3-year-old Quarter Horse stallion for breeding. He is sort of interested and will rub his head on the mare a bit, but he drops about half-way, then up, down, up, down. He doesn't seem shy or anxious, just lazy, like a... Read More
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Evaluating Semen Quality
June 03, 2003
Stallion owners must determine if their stallions have what it takes physically to make a good breeding prospect, including good semen quality, before the start of the breeding season. In his presentation at the sixth annual Equine School at the... Read More
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Colt Fertility
June 01, 2003
Q: My husband and I have a mare in heat. I had suggested that we use a 2 1/2 year old stud that we own. He said that the stud is too young and that the foal would probably come out with some form of defect. I am having a hard time finding an... Read More
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Male Horse Hygiene
June 01, 2003
The sheath of a male horse needs to be periodically cleaned, but this chore is often neglected by horse owners. Some are reluctant to deal with it; others might not know how to go about getting it done. However, as the caretaker and owner of the... Read More
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Derby Winner War Emblem Having Problems in the Breeding Shed
March 25, 2003
War Emblem, North America’s champion 3-year-old male of 2002 who was sold to Japan’s Shadai Stallion Station for nearly $18 million in September, is having difficulties covering mares in his first year at stud and his owners are negotiating a... Read More
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Alltech Symposium Offers Solutions to the Equine Industry
March 17, 2003
"Identifying and Solving Semen Quality Problems in Stallions" is just one of the many talks to be given at Alltech’s 19th International Feed Industry Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky, May 11-14. This issue will be addressed in the Equine... Read More
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No Live Foal Guarantees
February 01, 2003
Subconsciously, you've been holding your breath for months. From the moment your mare was confirmed in foal, it's been a tense waiting game. And although she will be foaling soon, you know a healthy foal is still anything but a given. Between... Read More
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Nutrition and Reproduction
November 11, 2002
"Sex is truly a luxury in the body--you've got to be productive before you can be reproductive," began David Pugh, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, Dipl. ACVN, a professor of reproduction at Auburn University, in his presentation, "Nutrition and Its Effects... Read More
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Reproductive Emergencies in the Stallion
November 04, 2002
Although uncommon, reproductive emergencies will occur in the breeding stallion and when they do, prompt attention and action must be instituted. Trauma to the external genitalia is always a possibility under natural mating situations... Read More
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Bluegrass Equine Reproduction Symposium: Stallions
October 30, 2002
A four-day seminar focusing on reproduction education for veterinarians was hosted by Hagyard-Davidson-McGee veterinary firm in Lexington, Ky., Oct. 23-26 This is the fifth year for a fall seminar hosted by the group, which now alternates with a... Read More
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
October 01, 2002
You're preparing your mare for the upcoming breeding season. The stud owner insists on a bacterial culture of your mare's uterus prior to live breeding to reduce the chances of her passing any sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) she might have... Read More
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Sheath Cleaning Frequency
July 01, 2002
Gray is a 22-year-old Quarter Horse gelding. My question is how/whether to clean his penis. When he lengthens it to urinate, I try to pick off the black crusty stuff, but it is somewhat unpleasant to do this. There is no smell, no... Read More
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Risk of Equine Viral Arteritis from Imported Stallions
April 01, 2002
Equine arteritis virus (EAV) causes a flu-like illness in adult horses called equine viral arteritis, and is responsible for abortion in mares and pneumonia in foals. Stallions can be become persistently infected and shed the virus in their... Read More
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Stallion Behavior Immunization
March 01, 2002
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone or GnRH can be thought of as the master reproductive hormone. In stallions, GnRH is responsible for initiating a hormonal cascade that stimulates production of testosterone and other hormones necessary for breeding... Read More
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Kentucky Breeding Regulations Amended
February 06, 2002
As was statedFeb. 4in a news story on this web site, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture filed emergency regulations regarding testing procedures for contagious equine metritis (CEM) to be followed when breeding an imported mare i... Read More
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USDA Seeks EVA Comments
November 02, 2001
The U.S. Department of Agriculture needs your help to develop an equine viral arteritis (EVA) regulatory program for U.S. horses. The equine industry regards the disease as a potentially significant and increasing economic threat. Currently... Read More
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Stallion Sexual Behavior: When Is He Mature?
November 01, 2001
How young is too young to breed a colt? We have a coming 2-year-old who acts like he is ready to breed. We don't have any horses to breed to him, but the question came up for discussion last night among a group of guys. This colt was out... Read More
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AAEP 1996 Convention Wrapup
October 18, 2001
A variety of topics, ranging from the sophisticated to the mundane, were discussed by presenters who offered their findings under the umbrella subject--The Foot. Opening the session was Tracy A. Turner, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, of the... Read More
