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Equine Reproduction at the Animal Hospital, Murdoch University

Locality: Murdoch, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9360 7676

Address: Murdoch Drive 6150 Murdoch, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.murdoch.edu.au/Services/Veterinary-Hospital/Horse-owners/Equine-Breeding-Services

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25.01.2022 Checking biopsies taken from the uteri of potential surrogate mares to see if they can be used as embryo recipients this coming breeding season. As only the best is good enough when it comes to our surrogate moms there is a lot to check. A uterine biopsy tells us quite a bit about uterine health and can help determine the chances of a mare being able to carry a foal to term. Even though breeding season is still a while away, we want to be well prepared!

25.01.2022 *** Post on abortions caused by the hairy caterpillars will follow*** What to do when your mare aborts?! Being a mare owner, youd rather not want to think about the possibility of her aborting, nonetheless approximately 10% of mares will lose their pregnancy between day 60 and term and so it is very important you know what to do and what not to do if this should happen. Doing the right thing is essential for the health and future fertility of your mare, but also to prevent f...Continue reading

24.01.2022 Some of the recent pregnancies scanned at our clinic.... Babies Babies and more Babies, well foals technically :) Anything you would like to know on pregnancy diagnosis in the mare?! Short educational post coming up soon...

24.01.2022 Know the 3 stages of labor in your mare: Horse owners who are expecting foals this year should know how to recognize the signs of labor in the foaling mare and recognize when things are abnormal. The normal gestation length can range from 320-360 days, with the average being around 340 days. The first 2 stages of labor will be discussed in this post, stage 3 will be discussed later. Stage one...Continue reading

23.01.2022 Psssssst! At Murdoch were still performing embryo flushes, only not in horses Did you know that cows will produce an average of 6 good quality embryos per flush! That is because they respond very well to superovulation protocols, unlike (most) mares unfortunately..... Dr. Herb an Aprille flushed a donor cow on farm the other day and collected a mere 14 embryos ... How cool would that be if we needed to synchronize at least 10 recipients for every mare we flushed !!!

23.01.2022 For fantastic information on equine abortions caused by caterpillars Please have a look at the website for detailed information, great advise, clear pictures and so on. A must see! http://eafl.net.au/

22.01.2022 Last week the 4th year vet students held the Reprovision Finals and the winners seem pretty stoked! As part of their assignment students had to present a Repro song, requirement: it has to be on something relevant you learned in Animal Reproduction. So we ended up with songs on how to breed a dog, how to prevent twins in a mare and how to inseminate a cow, to name a few..... We had two hilarious song performing sessions and our fabulous judges decided whom would get to p...erform in the Finals.... The students were AWESOME and the performances very entertaining to say the least. Also we would like to thank TROY LABORATORIES whom were so kind as to sponsor our Reprovision BBQ!!! It was great fun. Now lets hope they learned something too ;)

22.01.2022 Any horse-breeding related questions you would like answered?! I need some inspiration for a new short educational post! :)

22.01.2022 Welcome to the world 2012 frozen baby, aka Popsicle. He is too cute and mum is doing a mighty fine job.

19.01.2022 Interesting read :)

18.01.2022 1-2-3-Rule: Guidelines for normal foals Luckily, most newborn foals do very well right after birth and are quickly standing and nursing on their own. Some foals however might not thrive as well and can go downhill very quickly. Here we will discuss a few guidelines to help owners assess the health status of their newborn foal and to help decide if veterinary intervention is required. Easy to remember is the 1-2-3 Rule: foals should stand unassisted by 1 hr after foaling, nurs...Continue reading

18.01.2022 Black & White Friday Just some random pics taken at our Vet farm after the students finished their mare palpation practical. So many cute baby animals at the moment <3... Have a great weekend everyone! :)

18.01.2022 Being a Murdoch recipient mare is a pretty good job, blue skies, plenty of feed and a big paddock to run in. The mares were excited about their new friend Milly.

17.01.2022 Kelly - one of our recipient mares/surrogates - enjoying a little refresher <3

17.01.2022 YAY....Proud of our new brochure, check it out! Let us know if you have any questions :) Excited for the breeding season <3

17.01.2022 Assessment of mammary gland secretions to predict foaling: Close to foaling there are some changes that take place in the mares milk. Some of these changes can be measured quite easily and inexpensively and can thus be used by mare owners to help predict foaling: Calcium testing of milk... Calcium levels increase prior to parturition and will change from 5-10 mg/dL to 40-50 mg/dL at time of foaling (comparable to a change of 50-1000 ppm to 400-500 ppm). Research has shown that there is a 98% probability that foaling will NOT occur in the next 24 hours if the milk calcium is less than 20mg/dL (200ppm). When the milk calcium first reaches 20mg/dL there is a 98% probability, that foaling will occur within 72 hrs, 84% probability of foaling within 48 hrs and 54% probability of foaling within 24 hrs. Commercial tests are available (FoalWatch test kit, Predict-A-Foal test strips), however simple water hardness test strips may also be used. It is important to find strips with multiple indicator levels corresponding to calcium content. It is recommended to measure the milk calcium twice a day after the milk exceeds 12.5 mg/dL (125 ppm) pH testing of milk pH levels decrease prior to parturition and will change from 8.0-8.5 to 6.4 or lower (for some mares as low as 6.2) at time of foaling. Research has shown that these is a 99.4% probability that foaling will NOT occur within 24 hrs when the milk pH is more than 6.4. The likelihood of foaling within 24, 48 or 72 hours after the milk pH first decreases to 6.4 or lower is 54.2%, 85.4% and 97.9 % respectively. The pH of the mares milk can be tested with water pH strips (it is recommended that pH paper that detects pH in a range of 5.5-8.0 in increments of 0.2 be used) or with a re-usable pH-meter. Both test are more accurate at predicting when the mare is NOT ready to foal within the next 24 hours, meaning you dont have to start getting up at night yet. It is advised to start sampling and testing the mares milk within 2 weeks of her foaling date (that is if she has milk/secretions in her teats). Just a small amount of secretions is necessary to perform any of the discussed tests. Please be aware of the fact that every mare is different and not all follow the book! Using both tests simultaneously will increase accuracy. Please also have a look at the article written by well-known equine repro sepcialist Dr. Patrick McCue. References: - Equine Reproductive Procedures by John Dascanio and Patrick McCue - How to interpret pH profiles of mammary gland secretions to predict imminent parturition in mares by Robyn Ellerbrock and Igor Canisso - AAEP PROCEEDINGS -Vol. 62-2016

17.01.2022 Some vet streaming students that LOVE Repro. Final year students get to wear these cool fabric sleeves. A touch of S. Sitters, Thanks Soof .

15.01.2022 Sperm or snakes? Or just snakey sperm! Have a look at this video of bandicoot sperm under the microscope. Very elegant little wrigglers and they reminded us of super teeny tiny little snakes. All species have their own semen characteristics and they all are very different, pretty cool right!... This semen was collected from the epididymis (part of the testicle where the semen is stored) after the bandicoot had died, Semen collected after a so called epididymal harvest is typically fertile and can be processed (and frozen) and then potentially be used for Artificial Insemination of the female. Here at Murdoch we usually perform stallion epididymal harvests after gelding of the stallion or in the unfortunate event that the stallion has to be euthanized. However, as we see here, this procedure also seems succesful in bandicoots!

15.01.2022 Babies.... annoying but too cute <3

13.01.2022 The first repro exam of our recip mares done . They have already started to cycle. Sunny days , relaxed environment and plenty of feed. See you soon girls.

13.01.2022 Colostrum liquid gold Colostrum is the first milk the mare produces; it is a thick, sticky yellow fluid. Colostrum is an important source of nutrients and antibodies (mainly the so called IgG antibodies). As the foal is born without any antibodies, it desperately depends on good quality colostrum for the initial protection against infectious disease. To acquire sufficient antibodies to offer reasonable protection against infectious disease, the average foal needs to ingest ...Continue reading

13.01.2022 GREAT OPPORTUNITY COMING BREEDING SEASON! We offer breeding with CORNET PILATUS semen (frozen) with an extremely attractive discount. Please send us a private message for more details! Cornet Pilatus was a beautiful grey Holsteiner stallion, tragically deceased after a snake bite. His bloodlines are some of the most sought after in the performance world and progeny are performing very well. Fortunately there is still semen available from this stunner! ... Cornet Pilatus is by the supersire Cornet Obolensky http://cornetobolensky.com/en/pedigree.html) out of a Portlan L mare. A double cross to the famous Ramiro Z on his dam line is also present. Have a look at his impressive bloodline here: http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/cornet+pilatus https://youtu.be/UA8Ap40ZnaQ

13.01.2022 Thinking about Equine Reproduction this breeding season Contact us to discuss PH: 1300 652 494

11.01.2022 Hi everyone! Its that time of year again, the first foals are being born and breeding season is on its way. Planning on uploading some educational, but fun :), posts on foaling and care of mom and bub. Please let us know if there are any questions in particular you would like answered or subjects you would like us to cover!

10.01.2022 Pregnancy from an equine embryo we froze 5 years ago!

07.01.2022 Great informative article by Dr. Squires! Remember, we have computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) here available Equine Reproduction at the Animal Hospital, Murdoch University, also for (chilled) semen samples shipped to us by your local vet.

07.01.2022 Better late than never :) Wishing you all the best in 2018!

06.01.2022 Teaching our soon to be vets how to do the best thing in the world - make horse babies

06.01.2022 Even though were not busy breeding horses we do have a lot of teaching going on these days! Horses, sheep, dogs and cows, we love them all..... In our Ram practical students learn how to examine rams for breeding soundness and since some of the boys are trained to collect in an AV (Artificial Vagina), this is demonstrated too!

06.01.2022 Any interest in a short post on foal heat and whether or not to breed?!

05.01.2022 Last week Dr. Sofie and Aprille went on a little road trip to check Brus 8 month old pregnancy....just to make sure everything was on track! Bru was definitely pregnant with a lively foal <3 The diameter of the foals eyes were measured on ultrasound, giving us information on its size, which was normal for the gestation length. The placenta, fetal membranes and fluids surrounding the foal were also looking good! Well done Bru, and keep up the good work! :)

05.01.2022 Baby! <3 Just a sweet random pic :) You guys have any cute new foal pics yet?

05.01.2022 The final sperm recovery unexpected death, euthanasia or castration Did you know that it is possible to recover spermatozoa from stallions that sustain life-threatening medical conditions and either die unexpectedly or need to be euthanized? This procedure is called epididymal sperm recovery and is performed on a regular basis at the Murdoch University Animal Hospital Reproduction Clinic. Spermatozoa will most likely survive and maintain fertilizing capacity for 12-24 hrs ...Continue reading

05.01.2022 Dr. Patrick McCue and Krista from Equilume demonstrate how the Equilume "Curragh" light mask can aid with early reproductive activity and reduced gestation leng...ths in mares. Our volunteer "Daisy" will wear this light mask every day for the next few months. Her current ultrasound video will be posted in the comments and we will share her progress in early January. For more information on this product, please visit www.equilume.com

01.01.2022 Know the 3 stages of labor in your mare: The first 2 stages have been discussed in a previous post and the third and final stage of labor will be discussed here. This is definitely a very important process and it is again important that mare owners are aware of what is normal and abnormal so potential problems can be addressed on time. Stage three...Continue reading