Researchers are working to develop a fertility predictor test for colts and fillies to help breeders and buyers make informed decisions and potentially even help improve evaluations during breed inspections.
A mare’s attraction to a stallion—specifically, to his body odors, or “MHC”—affects pregnancy success rates. And, researchers found, mares appear to prefer stallions with MHCs that differ from their own.
Where do we go from here? Find out from Charlie Scoggins, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, who’s a fertility clinician at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.
Two doses of an “anti-GnRH” vaccine led to full, but reversible, sterility in a group of French study stallions, researchers found.
Ejaculate with less than 20% urine contamination might be suitable for freezing without centrifugation.
This can pose a problem for mare owners working with a limited breeding window due to the short lifespan of the mare’s oocyte and the stallion’s sperm.
Dr. Regina Turner recaps research on endometritis, factors affecting pregnancy rates, treating placentitis, and more.
Is your stallion expected to perform in both the breeding shed and the arena? Here’s what you need to know.
While the actual product might still be several years away, researchers are currently testing “promising technologies.”
Semen can be contaminated by blood–to an extent–and still be fertile.
Dr. Terry Blanchard shares studies on endometritis, semen extenders, stem cell therapy, and more.
Researchers say studs have better-quality semen when housed next to other stallions before being stabled next to a mare.
Asymptomatic carrier stallions maintain infectious agents in the breeding population from one season to the next.
The International Symposium on Stallion Reproduction will take place Aug. 27-29 at the University of Illinois.
Anti-Mullerian hormone is a reliable marker for cryptorchidism, granulosa-cell tumors, and, possibly, mare fertility.
Goedde studied whether an omega-3 DHA supplement affected a stallion’s sperm motion characteristics and viability.
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