PEAK VETS offers comprehensive stud medicine veterinary services to all horse breeders within the Scenic Rim and surrounding areas. Whether you are breeding your first foal or managing a large established stud with multiple foals each year, our sole focus is providing high-quality service for our clients and their horses, striving for the best possible outcomes. 🌟
Our Reproduction Services Include:
Broodmare Management:
Follicle testing, clitoral & uterine swabs, pregnancy testing, and Caslick surgery. 🐴💉Infertility Investigation:
Management of “problem breeders” and fertility issues. 🔬💔Artificial Insemination (AI):
Chilled and frozen semen for breeding. 🧬Storage of Frozen Semen:
Safe and secure semen storage. ❄️Uterine Flushing:
For optimal reproductive health. 💧🔬Twin Management:
Ensuring the health of multiple foals. 🐴🐴Management of Neonatal Foals:
Expert care for newborn foals. 🍼🐴Embryo Transfer:
Removing embryos for transfer to recipient mares. 🧬Recipient Mare Care:
Ensuring the health and fertility of recipient mares. 🦓
Broodmare Management
Before breeding, we conduct a breeding soundness examination to assess the mare's suitability for breeding. This includes an evaluation of her external genitalia and an internal reproductive tract examination, using ultrasound to check the cervix, uterus, and ovaries. Any abnormalities can be identified, and we can determine the stage of her cycle.
- Important: For safety, we require a suitable equine crush during this procedure. Please let our team know if you have the facilities, or if we need to bring our portable crush.
Artificial Insemination (AI) 🧬
Artificial insemination allows you to access a wide range of stallions from around the world without the need for your mare to travel. Here's how the AI process works:
- Breeding Soundness Examination – Initial assessment of the mare.
- Coordination with stallion owners, collection centers, veterinarians, and owners.
- Pre-Breeding Scans to check the mare’s cycle.
- Ordering Semen – We arrange for the semen to be shipped when your mare is approaching ovulation.
- Insemination – Timing varies depending on the semen type (chilled or frozen).
- Post-Insemination Scans – For confirmation of ovulation and any necessary treatments.
- Pregnancy Scans – Performed at 14, 30, and 45 days post-ovulation.
Costs: AI services are itemized and vary depending on the number of scans, drugs used, and any additional treatments required. 💵📊
Embryo Transfer (ET) 🐣
Embryo transfer is the process of removing an embryo from a desired mare and transferring it to a recipient mare to carry to term. Some benefits of embryo transfer include:
- Continuing to breed the desired mare.
- Producing multiple foals from the same mare in a single breeding season.
- Avoiding problematic breeders and reducing infertility issues. 🌱
Problem Breeders 💔
A "problem breeder" is a mare that fails to conceive under good management conditions or struggles with maintaining pregnancy. We perform thorough reproductive evaluations to identify abnormalities, formulate a treatment plan, and offer a prognosis for future fertility.
Stud Reproduction 🏇
Our vets service the following studs:
