Collecting and immediately inseminating? Extend the semen!
Even if you’re collecting semen from a stallion who is on the same site as the mare, and you’re putting the semen straight in, you should still extend the semen 1:1 with an extender that works well with that particular stallion’s semen. It will improve longevity of the sperm cells that you inseminate, and should, in most cases improve pregnancy rates.
Always assess semen on collection, check concentration & progressive motility and aim to inseminate 500 million progressively motile cells.
