Heathland

Equine Embryo Transfer Service

 Embryo Transfer - the progressive breeding technique for rapid genetic improvement

Reproductive Management of Performance Mares

• More then one foal a year from competing mares with no maternity leave
• More top-class foals from mares with exceptional bloodlines
• Timed procedure to fit in with scheduled events

Maximising Reproductive Efficiency

• Foals from different stallions in the same calendar year
• Foals from younger 2/3 year old fillies without undergoing their own gestation
• Foals from older mares at the end of their breeding lives
• Selective matings with fresh, chilled or frozen semen and repeat flushings throughout the breeding season
• Embryos for transfer or freezing from late foaling mares scheduled for early season re-breeding

Management of Subfertile Mares - Embryo Recovery from-

• Mares that suffer pregnancy loss from early embryonic death or habitual abortion
• Mares with endometrial or cervical pathology
• Mares with non-reproductive health problems

Examination facilities for donor AI, embryo collection and recipient transfer

Stabling and paddock grazing for resident donor and recipient mares

Ultrasound scanning and management of ET donor mares for AI

Ultrasound scanning and synchronisation of recipient mares for embryo transfer

Laboratory facilities for embryo processing, freezing and storage

Mobile on-farm embryo recovery and tranfer service

All procedures non-surgical

Chilled or frozen semen transportation arrangements

                       Frozen semen storage                          

 Robert Brittain DVM MRCVS

Nethercroft Farm, Tuddenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TD

Newmarket 01638 716661

David Scott MA VetMB CertEP MRCVS

Isle Large Animal Veterinary Centre, West Fen Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2BZ

Ely 01353 658333