Cons:
• Costly for stallion-owner to collect and store
• The stallion’s motility must be high quality, and
carefully evaluated by a veterinarian before and
after freezing
• More cost, and veterinary preparation for the
mare owner
• Appropriate freezing and thawing protocols
must be utilized by both parties
• Vapor Shippers are expensive
Tips for Mare Owners:
You can have an experienced veterinarian
artificially inseminate your mare at home through
careful monitoring of her reproductive cycle.
Have a reproductive soundness examination of
your mare performed before ordering any semen
Be sure your veterinarian is appropriately equipped
for receiving, thawing and handling frozen semen.
Request information from the stallion owner about
the frozen semen’s motility before ordering
Consider sending your mare to a reproductive
clinic before beginning a breeding cycle
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