ISSR-8 “Snippets”

The 8th International Symposium on Stallion Reproduction

Held in Spain in February 2025, ISSR-8 produced a variety of useful research with immediate clinical value. We are honoured to have been permitted to share ISSR-8 presentation “snippets” of the research by – and in association with – the International Society for Equine Reproduction

Presentations included a wide variety of topics related to stallion reproduction, presented by world experts in the subject.

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Comparing DNA Damage Assays

Comparing DNA Damage Assays in Equine Sperm Preservation Background & Purpose Preserving sperm DNA integrity is critical for successful equine assisted...

Dismount Semen Sample Evaluation

Dismount Semen Sample Evaluation, Post-Mating Antibiotics, and Mare Clinical Parameters Background Purpose In Thoroughbred breeding, in-hand mating is the...

Effect of Testicular Heat Insult

The Effect of Testicular Heat Insult on Hormones and Sperm This study investigated the effect of testicular heat insult on hormones and  spermatological consequences ...

Fertility Decline in Breeding Stallions

Fertility Decline in Breeding Stallions This retrospective study examined the etiological factors contributing to fertility decline in breeding stallions and...

Protocol for frozen semen insemination in mares

Timing Protocol Modification for Frozen Semen Insemination in Mares There are in use a variety of protocols for frozen semen insemination. This research compares...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Therapy in a Stallion

Novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa Therapy in a Stallion — Case Report Although embedded pathogenic presence in the stallion's reproductive tract is a comparatively r...

Seminal Plasma Impact on Foal Growth

Is there a Seminal Plasma Impact on Foal Growth? This study investigated the downstream developmental consequences of seminal plasma (SP) exposure — or its a...