United Kingdom: Equip Artervac (vaccine) Supply – Further Delay On 10th July 2023 Zoetis updated EIDS that the anticipated resupply of a new batch of Equip Artervac equine arteritis virus (EAV) vaccine, which had been due by the end of September 2023, had regrettably been delayed until December 2023. Stallion owners and their veterinary surgeons should be reminded… Read More »

ISER XIII Declared a Success! To say that ISER XIII was declared a success is perhaps an understatement! The quadrennial meeting of leading equine reproductive veterinarians, researchers and animal scientists took place July 10-14, 2023 in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil – admittedly delayed by a year due to COVID – and saw almost 400 participants arriving from all… Read More »

We are pleased to announce that our lead lecturer, Jos Mottershead, has been invited to, and will attend, the International Symposium on Equine Reproduction – ISER – as a delegate. This symposium is held every 4 years (although this meeting was delayed by COVID) in different locations around the world. It is an invitation-only meeting of world leaders… Read More »

The first annual PolSKI equine reproduction CPD course, held recently in Szczyrk, Poland was considered a success by all attendees. With a well-rounded collection of equine reproduction “notables” as speakers on a variety of cutting-edge topics and research, the lectures were offset by a healthy level of relaxation in the form of daily skiing and other extra-curricular activities… Read More »

Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) Article Update Following the USA’s multi-state outbreak of Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) in 2006, Jos Mottershead and Kathy St. Martin of Equine-Reproduction.com, LLC wrote an article about the virus with world-renowned expert on the subject Dr. Peter Timoney. The article became recognized as a reliable source written in plain language, which helped both disseminate… Read More »

How Prevalent is Drug Use in Equine Reproduction? An interesting retrospective study on drug use in equine reproduction that looks at a wide variety of drugs being used in breeding and pregnancy situations on seven Irish and UK Thoroughbred breeding farms has been published (Descriptive Study of Medication Usage and Occurrence of Mouncey R, Arango-Sabogal JC, de Mestre… Read More »

Stallion Management Research Survey! If you are a stallion owner or manager, here is your opportunity to participate in a stallion management research survey! Researchers from the Universities of Vienna (Austria) and Brasilia (Brazil) are seeking input related to stallion management. They are asking applicable owners/managers to complete a quick questionnaire to add data to their survey. This… Read More »

“True” Equine IVF Yields Success! Standard to other species (notably humans) “In Vitro Fertilization”, wherein an oocyte and sperm are introduced together in a petri dish and a pregnancy results, has been an abysmal failure in the equine. In fact, up until now, there have only been two foals successfully produced using true equine IVF, and that was… Read More »

In May of 2020, the US Jockey Club introduced a rule limiting the number of foals that would be registered per year per stallion to 140. At the time, Equine-Reproduction.com, LLC opined that this rule would be challenged and dropped. In February 2021, three of Kentucky’s largest stud farms: Spendthrift Stallions, Ashford Stud, and Three Chimneys Farm did… Read More »