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Hormone Manipulation: Case 1


It is February 24 in WI and you would like to breed your QH mare with shipped, cooled semen from a great reining stallion from TX. Your mare has been on lights since December 1.

Your vet ultrasounded the mare on March 1. Below is the summary of the findings

Uterus:
Edema score= 3.0
(on a scale of 0 to 3)

Ovary:

right
36 mm follicle
small follicles <15 mm

left
34 mm follicle
small follicles <15 mm

 

Would you give hCG and order semen today (3/1)? You only get one insemination dose. You plan to breed tomorrow (3/2) .

yes no