Pre breeding examinations

[Marigold4]

First-time round as a breeder for me, but mare has had two foals before. If you were doing the full works as a pre breeding check, what would you ask the vet to check for. I gather from reading around, there are different levels of checks that can be done.

 

[TheMule]

First-time round as a breeder for me, but mare has had two foals before. If you were doing the full works as a pre breeding check, what would you ask the vet to check for. I gather from reading around, there are different levels of checks that can be done.

I'd usually just do clitoral swabs for CEM and blood for EVA but with a history of breeding outside of your control I might ask for an endometrial swab too to check for uterine infection before spending a lot of money on AI
If she's going to stud they may require extras

 

[Marigold4]

Thanks, the Mule. Thats really helpful. We are using chilled semen via AI at home and not sending to stud.