Recent News for Stallion Care and Problems
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Castration Complications: The First 24 Hours After Gelding are Critical
September 19, 2010
Chubby Poco Chick should have been castrated while he was still a weanling or even a yearling, but life kept getting in the way. At age three, our Quarter Horse colt was good-natured and docile, but we aren't breeders, and he wasn't b... Read More
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Semen Optimization Increases Fertility of Subfertile Stallions
September 15, 2010
Veterinarians at The Georgia and Philip Hofmann Research Center for Animal Reproduction at Penn Vet's New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa., have enjoyed notable success with semen optimization processing techniques. These techniques are... Read More
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The Disease of Obesity in Horses
September 01, 2010
Obesity can cause reproduction problems, bone and joint stress, insulin resistance, laminitis, and more.... Read More
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EVA: Stallion in England Tests Positive
August 06, 2010
A stallion has tested positive for the venereal disease Equine viral arteritis (EVA) in Staffordshire, England, reports HorseandHound. Breeding restrictions have ... Read More
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Stallion Management: Excerpt from Breeders' Guide to Mare, Foal & Stallion Care
July 24, 2010
General considerations for good stallion management are maintenance of the stallion in excellent health and a stress-free environment that promotes normal sexual behavior and sperm production. The size and construction of housing for the stallion is ... Read More
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Modified Surgical Technique Helps Male Horses
July 20, 2010
Texas A&M improves a standard procedure to remove part of a horse's penis secondary to damage or disease.... Read More
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EVA and EHV-1 Research a Focus at the Gluck Equine Research Center
June 23, 2010
Equine arteritis virus (EVA) and equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) are the two main topics of research for Udeni Balasuriya, BVSc, MS, PhD, associate professor of virology at the Gluck Equine Research Center. Balasuriya, who joined the Gluck Center in 200... Read More
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Equine Viral Arteritis Monitoring Is Ongoing
June 16, 2010
The Office of the (KY) State Veterinarian is continuing to monitor an outbreak of equine viral arteritis that has been reported in Argentina, according to a recent news release from that office. Information available suggests th... Read More
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Pasturing Stallions Together Can Work, Says Study
June 08, 2010
Behavior Quiz: If you put five breeding stallions together in an open pasture, what do you get? A) the Kentucky Derby, minus the jockeys, B) a new pro basketball team, or C) dramatic chaos? Believe it or not, according to a new study... Read More
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Vaccination Basics For Horses
June 01, 2010
Vaccines are "cheap insurance" to protect your horses from more costly--and potentially deadly--diseases.... Read More
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CEM: Lower-Cost Stallion Testing Continues
May 20, 2010
In an effort to show that Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) does not exist or is at very low levels in the US equine horse population, the USDA is offering lower-cost testing to owners of active breeding stallions through August. It is part of a... Read More
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Researchers Reverse Temporary Immunocastration
March 19, 2010
Stallions which do not fully recover breeding capacity after temporary castration via a vaccine that works against reproductive hormone GnRH can now be assisted through daily injections of buserelin, a GnRH agonist, said European researchers.</... Read More
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Acepromazine for Tranquilizing Male Horses: Pros and Cons
February 19, 2010
Acepromazine, often called simply Ace, is commonly used to tranquilize horses for veterinary procedures. However, its use in male horses can cause penile prolapse, or an inability to retract the penis back into the sheath. This effect is desire... Read More
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Equine Reproduction Advances Discussed at AAEP
February 16, 2010
What was the hottest news in equine veterinary medicine in 2009? During the popular Kester News Hour session at the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention, three top veterinarians (who focus on equine reproduction, inte... Read More
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Common Castration Complications (AAEP 2009)
January 26, 2010
Complications associated with equine castrations occur commonly and should be indentified and treated properly in the field. Even though castration (removal of the testicles) is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in equine practice, ... Read More
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EVA Discussed at Veterinary Convention
January 14, 2010
An engaging Table Topic discussion on Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) was held at the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention in Las Vegas, Nev. Approximately 40 equine practitioners attended the discussion, which touched on s... Read More
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Start the Breeding Season with Equine Nutrition Review
December 29, 2009
Horse owners can help to prepare their animals for the upcoming breeding season and keep them healthy through the winter through proper nutritional management and veterinary oversight, said Kristina G. Lu, VMD, Dipl. ACT, a theriogenologist at ... Read More
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Urine Test Might Diagnose Young Cryptorchid Horses
December 26, 2009
A simple, noninvasive urine test to diagnose cryptorchidism in horses that appear to have been castrated has been developed by a group of researchers from the Racing Laboratory at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Male horses that appear or... Read More
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Stallions Ready for Action
December 01, 2009
Before your stallion heads to the shed, make sure he's in peak physical health and mentally ready to handle the rigors of the breeding season. Preparing the stallion for breeding season is a year-round job involving proper diet, exercise, and more.... Read More
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Thoroughbred Stallion Gulch Pensioned; A.P. Indy's Fee Cut
November 07, 2009
Gulch, the 1988 champion sprinter the year he won the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), has been pensioned from stallion duty because of declining fertility at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky. In other news,... Read More
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Sexually Transmitted Disease
November 01, 2009
Many kinds of sexually transmitted diseases can affect horses; protect your stallions and mares from the most common offenders. The horse's reproductive system is not perfect and often throws up roadblocks when... Read More
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Theatrical Pensioned From Stud Duty
October 15, 2009
Hill 'n' Dale Farms announced Oct. 13 that champion and leading Thoroughbred sire Theatrical has been pensioned from stud duty. The 27-year-old son of Nureyev, out of the Sassafras mare Tree of Knowledge, was bred in Ireland by Bert and... Read More
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Thoroughbred Shamardal to Miss Rest of Breeding Season
October 09, 2009
Darley stallion Shamardal has injured his withers and will be rested for the remainder of the Southern Hemisphere breeding season at the outfit's Australian farm. The English champion is expected to make a full recovery before the end of the... Read More
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CEM Investigation Appears to be Wrapping Up
September 24, 2009
Barring any big surprises, the investigation into contagious equine metritis(CEM) in the United States might be <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE:... Read More
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Cryptorchid Concerns
September 01, 2009
I have a 24-month-old Azteca colt that has dropped only one testicle so far.... Read More
