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Vicario

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Vicario

2011 Arabian Bay Stallion

DA Valentino X
Faberge AA
Stud Fee $2,000
Owned by Gretchen Love

By Abraham's Equine on December 20, 2014   /   Also Sires, Stallion Alley  

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OPU - ICSI
Here at Abraham’s Equine Clinic we are always bringing the best and newest technology to our clients.

Today Dr. Nilson Ribas performed a OPU (ovum pick up) for ICSI.
In this picture we can see 5 immature oocytes. After aspiration those oocytes they are sent to a special laboratory where they will undergo a maturing process and then the ICSI (intracytoplasmatic sperm injection) then after few days the the embryos will be transferred in the recipients mares. They can also be frozen for transfer-at a future date.

Some advantages of this technic are:
- You can use Stallions with very low fertility rates
- You can aspirates Mares that have reproductive problems and are not able to produce a pregnancy via regular techniques
- Transferring frozen embryos early in the season(futurity foals)
- Multiple injections with a single straw therefore preserving semen
- Today some stallions are ICSI only available

WHAT IS INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION?

In the Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection procedure, an oocyte, or egg, is collected from a donor mare’s follicle prior to ovulation and cultured until maturity. Once mature, the oocyte is fertilized in our laboratory via micro-injection of a single sperm cell. The fertilized oocyte should start to divide to become an embryo with the first cell division occurring 24-30 hours after sperm injection. The blastocyst stage is reached after seven to 10 days of culture in an incubator. The embryo can then be transferred to the uterus of a recipient mare, shipped to another facility for transfer or frozen for future use.

Common utilizations of ICSI occur in mares with persistent fertility problems preventing embryo production and in stallions with limited sperm availability. Since only a single sperm cell is injected, ICSI can utilize very small quantities of frozen semen. ... See MoreSee Less

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Enjoying some TLC after getting confirmed pregnant to CD Dyna Cee! ... See MoreSee Less

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Looking for mares to add to recip herd.
Share this post pleaseLooking For Recipient Mares!!!

Breeding season is here and in full swing at Abraham’s Equine Clinic, with everything getting busy we are looking to purchase some more recipient mares for our embryo transfer program.

Must Meet Requirements:
1. 15.2 hh or taller
2. 8 years old or younger(plus is if she has had a foal before)
3. Healthy and in good condition
4. $1000 or less

If you have a mare that fits all the requirements please give the clinic a call at 319-366-6441, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.
(Please don’t call if you mares doesn’t meet ALL the requirements) ... See MoreSee Less

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Abraham’s Equine Clinic

617 Dows Road SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403
Phone: 319-366-6441
Fax: 319-366-6965
Pager: 319-368-0487
email: [email protected]

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