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A free session on equine ovulation is being offered to veterinarians as part of the upcoming Virtual Congress 2021 being run by The Webinar Vet.
Dr Jonathan Pycock is hosting the free webinar
Improving your ovulation prediction skills on February 26, one of six free sessions being offered to members of a veterinary association during the congress.
For pregnancy rates to be maximal, normal mares should be bred within 48 hours of ovulation. For mares bred artificially, insemination should be even closer to ovulation: within 24 hours for chilled semen and within eight hours for frozen semen. A major part of the practitioner’s work is the examination of mares to stage oestrus and predict ovulation. There is a wide range of parameters used to estimate the time of ovulation and thereby the optimum time for breeding.