ASKHQ: WHAT IS ICSI?

Q: What is ICSI? A: ICSI stands for 'intracytoplasmic sperm injection' and the procedure is now being performed more commonly in horses. The ICSI procedure involves the injection of a single sperm cell into the cytoplasm of a mature oocyte (egg), thus performing fertilisation. The fertilised oocyte is then returned to an incubator and allowed to develop…

BylizzieOctober 15, 20200Comments

ASKHQ: DOUBLE TROUBLE

Q: How often do horses have twins? A: Twins are conceived as a result of the stallion's sperm fertilising two eggs released when a mare double ovulates. Thoroughbreds and Warmbloods are the most likely to have mutliple ovulations, and they therefore tend to have more twins than other breeds. However, nature does not favour the birth of…

BylizzieOctober 19, 20190Comments

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