Breeding and Reproduction

Horse breeding from planning through foal care

Storm Cat to Serve as a QH Stallion

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

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California Among 39 States Testing Horses for CEM

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

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$60,000 White Colt Will Be Resold

Florida-based pinhooker Christy Whitman bought what she thought was a unique yearling during the fifth session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages auction, and she’s hoping that shoppers at a future sale will be attracted by his white

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CEM Confirmed in Texas Stallion


Laboratory tests have confirmed that a stallion in Texas is infected with contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious venereal disease of horses, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reported today.

The infected

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Contagious Equine Metritis: Culture and Diagnosis

One of the most difficult problems in diagnosing contagious equine metritis (CEM) is isolating the organism from heavily contaminated sites in the stallion and mare. CEM is caused by Taylorella equigenitalis, a Gram-negative bacterium,

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CEM Test, Treatment Protocol Videos Available

With more than 350 horses involved in the investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM), veterinarians in 38 states are being asked to swab and treat horses for a disease this country hasn’t seen in decades, and then only on a limited basis in Kentucky.

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Carry That Weight: Lameness in Pregnant Mares

Lameness is not an uncommon condition in pregnant mares. But does pregnancy itself make a horse more prone to lameness?

“Any horse can become lame while pregnant, but pregnancy does not make lameness more likely as a single factor,” said

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Wyoming Warns Horse Owners About CEM

Although the state is not involved with the investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM), the Wyoming State Veterinarian is advising horse breeders and veterinarians to be aware of the equine reproductive disease. The

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