Recent News for Stallion Care and Problems
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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
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Stallion Hygiene Key for Improving Frozen Semen
August 22, 2009
The semen of some stallions tolerates freezing well, while the semen of others does not. Researchers are trying to discover the reasons for this in order to develop freezing protocols that decrease the variability of sperm, thereby increasing th... Read More
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Castration as a Solution?
August 01, 2009
The plight of the unwanted horse may be the most important horse issue of the 21st century. Estimates suggest that 100,000 horses per year become "unwanted," leading to saturation of rescue and retirement facilities around the country and a strain... Read More
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CEM Study: Antibiotic-Treated Semen Can Reduce Transmission Risk
July 19, 2009
Researchers at the Gluck Equine Research Center will publish a study this fall on contagious equine metritis (CEM), a sexually transmitted disease in horses. Stallions are asymptomatic carriers of Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative agen... Read More
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CEM Investigation Finds 21 Positive Stallions
June 02, 2009
The ongoing investigation into venereal disease contagious equine metritis(CEM) has now located 21 stallions--one of which is now a gelding--positive for causative organism... Read More
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Castration Clinics Snip Away at Unwanted Horse Population
May 27, 2009
Equine groups across the country are attempting to reduce the number of unwanted horses at the source, through subsidized castration clinics aimed to reduce the number of foals hitting the ground. <A... Read More
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Number of U.S. Horses Exposed to CEM Hits 920
May 20, 2009
The ongoing investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM) now includes more than 920 exposed or positive horses, according to the USDA. The investigation began in mid-December 2008, when a Quarter Horse stallion on a Kentucky farm tested... Read More
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Abnormal Sheath Buildup
April 01, 2009
Q: I have searched the Internet and asked everyone I know about the abnormal sheath buildup on my 17-year-old palomino gelding. Ever since we bought him, we noticed a large, crusty buildup all over him. We have been cleaning him... Read More
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To Breed, or Not to Breed?
April 01, 2009
Do you feel breeding can actually benefit the performance behavior?... Read More
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Partial Phallectomy Technique, AAEP 2008
March 25, 2009
Although it's a painful option to consider (especially for the males in the profession), for some horse health problems the best treatment is partial phallectomy, or amputation of part of the penis. Such conditions might include penile injury... Read More
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Breeding the Focus at Alltech's Equine News and Brews Series' First Event
March 10, 2009
Alltech, which bills itself as having "natural solutions to animal nutrition," is sponsoring a series of roundtable discussion forums with speakers addressing cutting-edge issues from reproduction to traceability in the sport horse to the aging... Read More
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New Tool for Counting Sperm
March 09, 2009
Equine practitioners now have a new, accurate tool for measuring stallion fertility--the NucleoCounter SP-100 fluorescence-based instrument. While it is more expensive than some instruments currently used for counting sperm, it is accurate and easy... Read More
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Estimating Future Stallion Fertility
March 02, 2009
Veterinary examination of a prospective breeding stallion is used to judge the stallion's fertility. ... Read More
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Where Not to Pinch Pennies
March 01, 2009
In tough economic times, many horse owners look for ways to cut costs. Too often this is done by cutting back on veterinary care. However, it is important to keep in mind that what may save us a couple of dollars now might end up costing us much... Read More
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California Mare Positive for CEM
February 25, 2009
A 12-year-old mare in California has tested positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious but treatable reproductive disease of horses. The positive mare was bred via artificial insemination using shipped semen collecte... Read More
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Questions to Ask Before Breeding a Mare
February 02, 2009
Thinking of breeding your mare this spring? The recent outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM, which is caused by bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis) in the United States and the previous outbreak of equine viral arteritis (EVA) have... Read More
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Storm Cat to Serve as a QH Stallion
January 17, 2009
Storm Cat, a leading sire who was pensioned last year after experiencing fertility problems at the Young family's Overbrook Farm near Lexington, Ky., might return to the sire ranks as a Quarter Horse stallion. The Quarter Horse breeding industry... Read More
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California Among 39 States Testing Horses for CEM
January 17, 2009
California is among 39 states testing horses that might have been exposed to a highly contagious venereal disease of horses, contagious equine metritis (CEM). California Department of Food and Agriculture veterinarians have... Read More
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Contagious Equine Metritis Investigation Progresses in Wisconsin
January 16, 2009
Veterinary authorities continue to connect the dots in the investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM), a contagious venereal disease of horses. Earlier this week, officials... Read More
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Prevent CEM, Other Infectious Diseases Through Strict Hygiene
January 07, 2009
Strict hygiene guidelines should be followed whenever handling breeding mares or stallions to prevent reproductive infectious diseases, including contagious equine metritis (CEM). CEM is spread between horses primarily by breeding, either b... Read More
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Vaccination Yearly Planner
January 01, 2009
Immunizations are the cornerstone of disease prevention if given appropriately and in a timely manner. One of the brightest spots of equine medical care for horses is the availability of many safe and effective vaccines to... Read More
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Dam Wins Battle of the Sexes to Protect Foal
December 29, 2008
After witnessing a rare (and unsuccessful) infanticide attack by a stallion on a one-hour-old foal, behavior researcher Meeghan Gray, PhD, from the University of Nevada, Reno, reported findings from the macabre event. "In this first report... Read More
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Fourth Stallion has CEM; Kentucky Farm and State Working Together
December 23, 2008
A fourth stallion that formerly stood at a Central Kentucky breeding facility, now identified as DeGraff Stables/Liberty Farm Equine Reproduction Center LLC, has tested positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM). Officials had considered this... Read More
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CEM: Testing Continues, Officials Tracking Mares
December 20, 2008
Following the Dec. 19 announcement that two additional stallions have cultured positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM) on a Central Kentucky breeding facility, authorities now have the challenge of not only determining the status of the... Read More
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More Stallions Positive for CEM; Federal Funds Requested
December 19, 2008
Twoadditional stallions bring the total to three positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM) on a single Central Kentucky farm. The stallions added to the list are a 13-year-old Quarter Horse and a 4-year-old registered with the American... Read More
