On 7/11/07 10:06 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have 2 Icelandic mares, Ljosbra and Von. They do not show any signs of > estrus unless a stallion is around. I have tried to breed Ljosbra three > times > no and she has never got pregnant. She has had all the appropriate cultures > to make sure she does not have an infection and has been ultrasounded. None > of the many vets have found anything wrong with her. They have recommended > that I put her in the pasture with a stallion and see if she gets pregnant > this way. I have heard or read somewhere (don't ask for precise details because I don't remember) that conception rates are very significantly higher with natural (i.e. pasture) breeding than with hand breeding. Makes sense to me. I have never done it any other way and have had near 100% conception rate. Anneliese
