mare services
>>pelion stud - the home of equine reproduction
From our stud and AI centre in Berkshire, we are able to offer a full range of services for your mare. Artificial insemination (AI packages), embryo transfer (ET), foaling down, and fertility investigations.
To view the stallions currently available through Equine Reproduction and Pelion Stud - click here!
>>artificial insemination
Artificial insemination packages for fresh, chilled, and/or frozen semen.
Have you struggled to get your mare in foal this year, or in previous years? Are you worried about sending your mare away for breeding? Have you had a bad breeding experience in the past? Don't worry, we're here to help! We are now able to take mares in for artificial insemination. With the highest quality of care, and a great team, it's our mission to provide you with the best possible reproductive service at our AI centre.
>>foaling down
Foaling down all taken care of by our experienced stud team. Making the whole experience less stressful for you!
You can be assured of the highest standards of care, with 24hr on-site supervision, and veterinary assistance never more than a few minutes away. We can take mares for foaling at short notice when needs be, but please feel free to book in advance. Ideally it is preferable that the mare move to the foaling location at least 30 days prior to foaling in order to build up immunity to any local bacteria that may not be present at her previous location. This immunity can then be passed onto the foal.
>>embryo transfer (ET)
Embryo transfer packages, at the most competitive rates in the UK.
Embryo transfer offers amazing possibilities for mares that are unable to carry a foal for any reason (competition, age, injury, repeated idiopathic abortions) or for mares that produce top quality progeny where it would be commercially viable to produce more than one foal per year. Our embryo transfer packages are competitively priced, and performed by vets and technicians who are passionate about ET work.
>>fertility investigations
Investigative work for problem mares: older mares, those who suffer from repeated abortions, who are not pregnant after repeated AI attempts, those suffering from delayed usterine clearance (DUC), etc.
If you've had trouble getting or keeping a mare in foal, then why not send her to us for a fertility investigation? We will thoroughly examine your mare, and perform a wide range of diagnostic tests. The information we get from the investigation will give you the best chance of improving your mare's fertility.
advantages of artificial insemination
- Improved fertility rates (a higher chance of getting your mare pregnant on the first cycle!)
- Reduces risk of disease exposure to mare/foal (not just venereal diseases)
- Improved reproductive management - more control, and more attention to detail for problem mares
- Access to a wider genetic pool, and possibly superior stallions