I do not feel that the big thoroughbred farms would risk using AI anymore, they have to much at stake.
As for the purchase of insemination glove, pipets, lube, the odd artificial vagina why wouldn't they need
these things. They will even have a microscope to look at each ejaculate(just a little bit).
Not to use these products and others avaliable would be extremely bad management.
The salesman that tells everyone in the world his big news story should be happy that he is not driving around the countryside delivering lube to Dairy farms:/
The pre and post breeding treatment of a thoroughbred mare is more intensive/expensive due to the requirements from the stallion managers and Vet'$.
The pre and post breeding treatment of a standardbred mare is more unintensive/inexpensive due to the requirements from the stallion managers and Vet'$.
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