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AI Discounted Packages

We offer a variety of breeding package fees designed to aid you, the breeder, in planning your breeding budget.  Packages range from basic to all-inclusive, and should help draw your attention to most common eventualities. In addition we have;
• On site Veterinary Practice specialising in Equine Reproduction
• On site BEVA & DEFRA qualified AI technicians
• Examination area with stocks and ultrasound scanners
• Foal intensive care / nursing box
• Dedicated reproduction laboratory
• Frozen semen storage facilities

A. Chilled Semen

Breeding with chilled semen offers slightly more flexibility in time of insemination, and therefore requires fewer ultrasound examinations as a general rule compared to breeding with frozen semen.  Although it is preferred that mares are brought in to the clinic for breeding, in some cases we can perform the breeding work on the yard.  This will depend upon your location and scheduling required for semen delivery.  If you wish your mare to be bred on the yard, enquire if this is an option with one of our veterinarians.

1.  Fee Pay (pay per procedure, billed individually at normal rates)

2.  Basic Breeding Package   £249+VAT 
• Hospitalisation (5 days included)
• Ultrasound Examinations
• Insemination & Semen Evaluation
• Semen ordering & handling (Excluding Shipping Fee)
• Induction of Ovulation
• Oxytocin/Estrumate (as required)

3.  Extended Breeding Package   £349 + VAT 
• Friday preparation of mare (Ultrasound examination, Prostaglandin injection & uterine culture and/or cytology)
• Hospitalisation (5 days included) 
• Ultrasound Examinations
• Insemination & Semen Evaluation
• Semen ordering & handling (Excluding Shipping Fee)
• Induction of Ovulation
• 15 & 30 day ultrasounds (performed in clinic/free visit day)

B. Frozen Semen

Breeding with frozen semen requires insemination close to time of ovulation.  This requires frequent ultrasound examinations and therefore requires mares to be brought in to the clinic for breeding. 

1.  Fee Pay (pay per procedure, billed individually at normal rates)  

2.  Basic Breeding Package £299 +VAT 
• Hospitalisation (5 days included)
• Ultrasound Examinations
• Insemination & Semen Evaluation
• Induction of Ovulation
• Oxytocin/Estrumate (as required) 
• Semen Handling & Storage for breeding (Excluding Shipping Fee)

3.  Extended Breeding Package £399 + VAT 
• Friday preparation of mare (Ultrasound examination, Prostaglandin injection & uterine culture and/or cytology)
• Hospitalisation (5 days included)
• Ultrasound Examinations
• Insemination & Semen Evaluation
• Induction of Ovulation
• Oxytocin/Estrumate (as required)
• Semen Handling & Storage for breeding (Excluding Shipping Fee)
• 15 & 30 day ultrasounds (if performed in clinic/free visit day)

C. Pre-Breeding Examination  £99 +VAT

Important first evaluation of your mare as a potential breeding candidate.  Includes assessment of external genital conformation, speculum examination of cervix and vestibule, ultrasound evaluation of reproductive tract (for reproductive health and evidence mare is cycling), and screening for infectious diseases (Contagious Equine Metritis, Equine Viral Arteritis, Equine Infectious Anemia, and routine uterine culture and/or cytology). Does not cover yard visit fee (but may be performed on your free visit day if applicable) costs for further investigations (ie. uterine biopsy), or cost of any recommended treatments.  

Terms And Conditions

• The contract does not include treatment for persistent endometritis requiring lavage, twinning, regumate, caslick operations, foaling and foal associated problems and treatment of any illness or injury to the mare or foal.

• Chiltern Equine Clinic surgeons reserve the right to provide any veterinary treatment they consider necessary for the welfare of mare and foal and to charge owners accordingly. In the event of an emergency we will attempt to contact the owner prior to treatment, but if this is not possible we will administer the treatment we consider most appropriate.

 • The veterinary fees for all fixed price packages and any additional veterinary treatment are payable before the mare leaves. Mares will not be allowed to leave before payment is made in full.

• No changes will be made to the contract once the mare has been admitted to the clinic.

• All mares are inseminated at the owner’s risk, and Chiltern Equine Clinic do not accept any liability for injury or damage to any mare howsoever caused.

• All Frozen semen stored by Chiltern Equine Clinic is stored at the owner’s risk and no liability is accepted for any damage or loss of semen. Whilst every effort will be made to coordinate the correct ordering and delivery of chilled semen, Chiltern Equine Clinic accepts no responsibility for failure of availability or arrival of semen.

• All mares should travel with their passport.

• Packages cannot be used in conjunction with our pay on the day discount.

Termination

Chiltern Equine Clinic reserves the right to terminate this agreement if we believe or have reason to believe that:

• it would not be in the welfare interest of the mare to continue

 • the mare or foal poses an unacceptable risk to other horses or to handlers

• the terms of the agreement as detailed above have not been complied with