Artificial insemination (AI) is today's breeding standard for many types of horses. To find out how to make our readers' artificial insemination programs more successful, The Horse went to two recognized experts in equine artificial insemination–both of them pioneers in their field.

Christine Aurich, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECAR, professor at the Centre for Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer and Graf Lehndorff Institute for Equine Science and at the University of Veterinary Sciences in Vienna, Austria, has published or presented more than 50 scientific publications worldwide on equine reproduction. Her recent discoveries are leading to significant improvements in handling and transporting sperm. Robyn Woodward, BVSc, MVSc, MRCVS, who operates Equivet Australia's Equine Breeding Centre, in Queensland, performed the first successful equine embryo transfer in Australia. During the off-season she leads insemination programs in breeding facilities throughout Europe, specializing in frozen semen inseminations.

With their help, we've put together a "top ten" list of hints so that your next artificial insemination project will as successful as possible.

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