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New Articles

Double Trouble - The Twin Dilemma (Appaloosa Journal, May 2005)

Putting Together an Inra (French) AV (THE Equine-Reproduction.com WAY)
(April 30th, 2005)

I gave my mare Prostaglandin, but it didin't work! (aka why Prostaglandin use may not result in Estrus in Mares) (April 7th, 2005)

I gave my mare Progesterone (or Regumate), but it didin't work! ( aka why Progestin use may not result in Estrus in mares) (April 7th, 2005)

Timed Insemination Protocol for Frozen Semen Use (April 3rd, 2005)

Does my mare need Regumate™ ? (September 8th, 2004)

Stallion Articles

THE Artificial Vagina (May 30th, 1999)

Centrifuging Semen - An Outline (October 22nd, 1999)

Cryptorchidism in The Stallion (September 13th, 2000)

Equitainer Etiquette by Kathy Mann-St.Martin (January 3rd, 2002)

Semen Collection Using a Breeding Phantom (June 27th, 1999)

Building a Power-pole Breeding Phantom (November 9th, 2000)

Manual Collection of Semen from The Stallion (November 25th, 1999)

Ground Collecting a Stallion by: Kathy Mann-St.Martin (November 1st, 2002)

Frozen Semen preparation and use - part 1 (Canadian Morgan Magazine, Nov. 2000)

Frozen Semen preparation and use - part 2 (Canadian Morgan Magazine, Jan. 2001)

Getting Set Up for Semen Collection and Transport
("Horse Sport Magazine" February 2001)

Thawing and preparing Frozen Semen for Insemination
(Paso Fino Horse World, January 2001)

The Costs of Setting Up a Laboratory for Semen Collection and Processing
(April 21st, 2000)

IS My Mare Overdue? (April 6th, 2003)

Breeding The Older Maiden Mare by Dr. Jonathan F Pycock, B.Vet.Med., Ph.D., D.E.S.M., M.R.C.V.S. (February 5th, 2003)

Retained Fetal Membranes in The Mare by:Dr. Jonathan F Pycock, B.Vet.Med., Ph.D., D.E.S.M., M.R.C.V.S. (March 12th, 2003)

"SILENT" Heat in The Mare (August 28th, 1999)

Early Equine Embryology Images (August 7th, 1999)

The Artificial Insemination Process (June 27th, 1999)

Monitoring and Manipulating Estrus (July 1st, 1998)

340 Day Gestational Calculation Chart (July 15th, 2001)

Anovulatory Hemorrhagic Follice (November 1st, 2002)

Inducing Early Estrus in The Mare (CSHA Newsletter, 1996)

Oxytocin Use in The Mare During Breeding (March 5th, 2000)

Granulosa-Thecal Cell Tumor in The Mare (April 20th, 2000)

The Equine Uterus Dissected - a Pictorial (December 20th, 1999)

Constructing an "IN THE FIELD" Slide Warmer (March 12th, 2000)

Late Term Pregnancy Problems in The Mare - Ventral Ruptures by: Dr. Jonathan F Pycock, B.Vet.Med., Ph.D., D.E.S.M., M.R.C.V.S. (UK VET - Volume 8 No 3; April 2003)

What Time of Year is best to Breed my Mare? (Atlantic Horse & Pony, 1996)

Successful Breeding takes more than chance (Atlantic Horse & Pony, 1992)

Breeding a Mare With Transported Semen - Some Pointers (March 27th, 2000)

Uterine Swabs, Cytology and Cultures (CSHA Newsletter / Atlantic Horse & Pony, 1996)

Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome - an Overview
(May 12th, 2001; Updated May 3rd, 2002)

Hormons of The Mare's Estrous Cycle
(Equine-Reproduction.com seminar notes, October, 2001)

Why Perform a Cytology Smear in Conjunction whit a Uterine Culture?
(March 8th, 2003)

Ultrasound Characteristics of The Uterus in The Cycling Mare and their Correlation whit Steroid Hormones and Timing of Ovulation by: Dr. Jonathan F Pycock, B.Vet.Med., Ph.D., D.E.S.M., M.R.C.V.S. (December 30th, 2002)

Mule Clones! by: Kathy Mann-St.Martin and Jos Mottershead (May 29th, 2003)

Genetic Roulette - Chance or Choice? by: Kathy Mann-St.Martin (November 1st, 2002 first published in Hunter & Sporthorse Magazine, January/February 1997)

Breeding Myth-Information (June 13th, 2002)

The Ethics of Breeding (Atlantic Horse & Pony, 1990)

Frozen Semen - The Why's Wherefore's Pro's and Con's (Oral presentation at the ApHC 2001 World Show, Fort Worth, Texas, USA)