Breeding and Reproductive Services
Chinchilla Vet Services are thrilled to announce the expansion of our equine reproduction unit. After a phenomenal demand last-season, we realised it was time to spread our wings and give our dedicated clients the space you deserve. With recent expansion, we've gained a whopping 140 acres and we can now provide purpose-built facilities that will comfortably accommodate your stallions, mares and foals.
Contact Chinchilla Vet Services now and take advantage of our exceptional equine care and expertise for the upcoming breeding season!
For all enquiries regarding equine reproduction services, please call our repro team on 0455 517 213 or email repro@chinchillavet.com.au
Semen Collection - Chilled & Insemination
At Chinchilla vet Service we offer semen collection from your stallion on site for transport as chilled semen. The semen is collected using an artificial vagina while the stallion mounts an in-season “jump” mare or our custom made mounting dummy.
Semen collected for transport chilled can then be evaluated in our laboratory for quality and mixed with an appropriate “extender” (a nourishing fluid for the sperm to swim in during transport).
It will then be packaged in an insulated transport container and is ready to send off to the mare owner.
We offer this service for both “walk on, walk off” stallions and those wishing to stand their stallions at stud at Chinchilla Vet Services.
Artificial Insemination
Artificial Insemination (AI) describes the process of introducing semen to a mare’s ovum (egg) for fertilisation without the need for natural mating with a stallion to occur. It is performed by means of a catheter inserted through the mare’s cervix by a veterinarian.
A.I. is used in horses for a number of reasons including the availability of the stallion, as an aid in managing mares with reproductive difficulties, to decrease the workload and increase the efficiency of the stallion, in the event of injury to the mare or stallion which may prevent normal service and in controlling venereal disease. Successful A.I. involves regular ultrasound examination and monitoring of the mare’s cycle and necessitates close communication between the mare owner, the veterinarian and the semen provider.
At Chinchilla vet service we have an excellent success rate with the use of both chilled semen (from anywhere within Australia) and frozen semen (stored in liquid nitrogen). The technique can also be used for fresh semen where there is physical reasons that natural mating is not possible.
The AI process allows mare owners to access the genetics from stallions all over the world.
Our ever expanding reproduction facility at Chinchilla vets allows us to provide full care for mares during the AI process, providing safe yards, paddocks and stables during their stay.
Our team of vets use the latest in techniques to ensure the mare’s best chances of conceiving.
The AI process (especially with frozen semen) requires a much higher degree of timing than natural mating and as such mares are monitored around the clock.
We are happy to provide mare owners with an up to date list of costs for procedures involved in AI for the breeding season, which will include our agistment costs. It is wise to remember that the cost of your chosen stallion will in some cases only form half of your costs involved in obtaining a pregnancy.
