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Fertility: management – stallion
Introduction
- Efficient breeding management of a stallion requires attention not only to reproductive parameters but to more general issues of health, nutrition and psychological well-being.
- Each of these can have an impact on a stallion’s stud career. For example, orthopedic problems can negatively impact the stallion’s ability to mount a dummy or mare whilst mis-handling of the stallion can result in psychogenic loss of libido.
- Efficient breeding management of stallions also requires careful management of broodmares, including choice of mares, and consideration of the technique of breeding and management so that a stallion is not being over-worked at any point during the stud season since this can result in reductions both in fertility and in libido.
- Subfertility (reduced fertility) or infertility (absolute lack of fertility) in the stallion has many potential causes.
- All stallions should be screened at the start of each breeding season for venereal diseases, which are a potential cause of subfertility.
- Treatment will depend on the cause.
- An accurate diagnosis of the cause of subfertility or infertility is therefore necessary.
- Infertility is by definition absolute and not treatable. Subfertility may be treatable so that fertility can be restored to a commercially viable level or allow specific management procedures for a reduced but acceptable level of breeding.
General management
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Indicators of infertility or of subfertility
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Diagnosis of infertility/subfertility
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Treatment
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