We have expanded our semen collection/shipping facility, so we can now keep up to eight stallions in residence and accommodate local stallions trailering in just for semen collection as needed through the season. In the past we have depended upo
Kingmambo, whose arthritic condition in his lower neck caused him to miss a key portion of the breeding season, is back covering mares at William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky.
“He successfully bred mares the last four
Should Greater Good win the May 7 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), it would make the second time in the past three years the winner cannot stand at stud.
Funny Cide, who won the 2003 Derby, is a gelding. Greater Good is listed as a colt but
Prominent Thoroughbred stallion Kingmambo, who was taken out of stallion duty in late February at William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky., because of an injured leg, will spend about three more weeks on the sidelines due to an
Our stallion has a great pedigree, and we have kept him intact hoping he could eventually become a breeding stallion. We?ve put a lot of effort into getting him to show well enough to be worth breeding. He has always done really well except for
The decision to manage a subfertile stallion non-conventionally is based on the condition of farm economics or despair, or more appropriately, the last hope before retiring the stallion, said Irwin K.M. Liu, DVM, PhD, a professor in the”P>The decision to manage a subfertile stallion non-conventionally is based on the condition of farm economics or despair, or more appropriately, the last hope before ret”>The decision to manage a subfertile stallion non-conventionally is based on the condition of farm “The decision to manage a subfer
Even though we think a stallion should know his business in the breeding shed, that is not always the case at the beginning. Starting a novice breeding stallion can range from a quick and easy project accomplished in a few brief sessions to a”ven though we think a stallion should know his business in the breeding shed, that is not always the case at the begi
Fog City Stable’s Thoroughbred Roman Ruler, fifth as the 2-1 favorite in the Bessemer Trust Juvenile (gr. I) at Lone Star Park on Oct. 30, is scheduled to undergo surgery Nov. 7 to remove an undescended testicle.
He’s a cryptorchid”P>Fog City Stable’
What is the expected recovery time for a cryptorchidectomy surgery (removal of a retained testicle)?
A cryptorchid, also called a ridgling, is a male horse in which one or both testicles do not descend into the scrotum. In the developing fetus, the testicles are formed within the abdomen. As the fetus nears term, the inguinal rings and inguinal
The necks of more than 20 horses were mysteriously slashed near their jugular veins at Tanque Verde Guest Ranch in Tucson, Ariz., beginning in July, 2003. The attacks launched an investigation, and concern about area horses’ safety erupted.
Environmental factors, management, and genetics all play a part in determining a stallion’s fertility. Bhanu P. Chowdhary, BVSc, AH, MVSc, PhD, associate professor in animal genomics at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine,
Mares shipped from Ireland to Britain are being tested for the respiratory and venereal disease equine viral arteritis (EVA). This practice has been routine in recent years for mares visiting Britain from the rest of Europe.
Tests on
Derby Winner War Emblem, who experienced difficulties breeding mares at the Yoshida family’s Shadai Stallion Station in Japan in 2003 during his first season at stud, has covered nearly 50 mares at the farm this year. The resourceful Shadai team
AI is a relatively easy, safe, and convenient method of covering mares with stallions from all over the world. As with all techniques, it takes skill to make sure all the proper steps are taken to provide the best chance for pregnancy.
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. Can you help?
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