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From foaling to the next gestation diagnosis, the team of Couvains' studfarm managed by his chief center, Richard Levallois, gives you all his competencies depending on your needs, with the insurance of his experience and reliability.
Your mare can be inseminated at Couvains stufarm by any stallion available on the market. Of
course we practice inseminations with fresh, chilled or
frozen semen and we are also used to do deep inseminations
if necessary (when there are only few straws available, if mares
have some gynaecological problems, …). Gynaecological
and ovarian exams are conducted daily - or even several
times per day if needed, like in case of embryo transfer
or when only few straws are available or in other special
cases.
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For several years, Couvains studfarm
stays the center N°1 in France
The ranking below is only based on the coverings of the sport stallions those two last years, with the detail of the inseminations in frozen, fresh and chilled semen. This ranking depends on the total number of mares inseminated in 2009 and shows that Couvains studfarm stays the first A.I. center for sport horses in France, far away in front of the others.
Moreover, his qualitative results are also excellent. In fact, the official SIRE results gave us the percentage of the foals born upon the inseminations declared the year before by the AI centers. This percentage is of course smaller than the pregnancies rate because there are always some abortions or dead foals after birth. Anyway Couvains studfarm presents a percentage of 70% of foals born upon the inseminations done the year before in his center, which is the best (especially compare to the number of mares inseminated) !
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Ranking of 15 first french insemination centers through their activity of sport stallions coverings in 2009
(cf. SIRE 22/01/2010)
nb of mares covered / nb of foals born from artificial inseminations : IAC = frozen semen / IAF = fresh semen / IAR = chilled semen
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The good reasons to do an transfert d’embryon with your mare
 Have offspring with some mares who could have any themselves,
Avoid the risks of a gestation to an old mare or a mare who went on competition for several years and didn't foal yet,
Speed up the genetic progress by getting offspring with young mares which are tested on the shows at the same time,
Increase the production of a very good broodmare.
Ourselves we often practice embryo transfert for our breeding and produced this way many sport horses and stallions like : Eloïse de Semilly (2002 Jerez WEG) and Kalaska de Semilly (2008 Beijing OG) by the excellent Normandy Night who became old, Right Now Semilly (4YO vice-Champion of the Inter-Regional Show in Le Lion d’Angers 2009) by our CSI mare Jaffna de Semilly, Rock’N Roll Semilly (Champion of France of the 4 YO 2009) in order to get the bloodline of Oriele de la Mare, …
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"Filly
of Weihaiwej, World champion with Franck
Sloothak, and Le Tot de Semilly, conceived
by embryo transfer by Richard LEVALLOIS. She was
born in 2001 at Couvains' stud.
On the picture, she thrives on the rich Norman grass with her receiving mare
before her departure to Italy at San Patrignano, his owner." |
At the time that many
embryo transfer centres are starting up everywhere,
what are the assets which characterize Couvains Stud ?
COMPETENCY
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Couvains
Stud has been performing embryo transfer for more than
ten years. With our acquired knowledge and skill, we obtain
one of the best results in Europe. This expertise ensures
outstanding success.
RELIABILITY :
Working with an independent
society, we can ensure embryos “traceability”.
Our recipient mares are
carefully selected for optimum breeding characteristics.
We only choose mares that are sound, young, have already
foaled successfully at least once, and of good size and
body condition. Most are trotter or saddle mares, although
some are light draft mares. All of our mares are fed excellent
quality hay and supplements in order to leave nothing to
chance for the success of embryo transfers. As soon as
the pregnancy has been confirmed after 21 days gestation,
the receiving mares go to field in rich Norman pastures
which optimises embryos implantation and their good development
until the recipient mares departure.
FLEXIBILITY :
We keep about 100 of recipient mares which are kept under artificial lights
during winter to allow an early start of the breeding season. We also give
to the breeders the possibility to keep going quite lately for the ones who
want to do an embryo transfer after the showjumping season.
We
offer to our clients a wide range of procedures depending
on the constraints they can have with their mares :
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inseminations can
be done at Couvains stud or in another AI centre
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collects can be realised at
Couvains stud or in another place by our ET team
or by another vet who will send us sent the collected
embryos |
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the receiving mares can be
lent or sold. |
GUARANTEE
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OUR TRANSFERT PRICES INCLUDE
AN INSURANCE IN CASE OF ABORTION OR FOAL'S DEATH
AT BIRTH !
In order to specify prices and conditions,
you can contact us at this address : contact@semilly.com
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Sire, Scarlett and Sissi de la Tour Vidal
The triplets of Lady Calvaro and Ogano Sitte, one of the great success of Couvains embryo transfer center : 1 insemination, 1 flush, 3 embryos collected, 3 foals which look like clones ! |
We
appreciate the trust that owners from all over Europe
have placed in us :
they brought at our stud of embryo transfer their
top jumping mares, such as :
Aranka (Champion of France 2009), Belladona, Birdy d'Opal, Caluma de Rhuys, Circée d'Helby, Diam's, Dictée, Dody de Chalusse, Eisha For Ever, Elue de Saint Siméon, Etoile du Château, Etornella, Flèche du Plessis, Flo Jo, Floralie’Jac, Idylle du Thot, Infinie Rivage, Intrépide du Vallon, Jaffna de Semilly, Jumpy de Kreisker, Kiss Mi des Nauves, Latina, Licorne d'Or, Midinette Deux, Nicoméa, Osyris, Patchouli't Kesterbeekbos, Qerly Chin, Quanagra, Quieva du Marais, Quina des Bruyères, Rienza des Loups, Unie d'Espoir, the World Champion Weihaiwej, the crack pony Grace
Pondi, etc.
they brought at our stud of embryo transfer their top broodmares, such as :
Aventure II, Azalée
de Mai II (dam of Hermès Saint Lois), Bébé du Château, Betty
de Kreisker (dam of Jumpy de Kreisker and Fakir de
Kreisker), Calbonny (dam of Mozart des Hayettes),
Déesse des Vaux, Degina, Demie Lune, Dirka de Revel, Ecume du Chatillon, Eden du Rozel, Emblème du Plessis, Energie d’Auzay (sister of Galet and Hermine d’Auzay), Gekas des Forêts,
Hirondel du Marais, Infinie Rivage, Iroise de Grandry,
Jaina de Beaufour, Jolie Narcotique, Jolly Girl de Kervec, Karma de Nantuel, Kiss Me des
Joncs, Marilyn des Hayettes, Mesange du Rouet (dam of Baloubet du Rouet),
Noblesse de Thurin, Origine d’Elle (dam of
Gold du Talus), Razzia de Revel (full sister of Quidam de Revel), Revangika (sister of Krishna), Rosière du Rozel, Roxelane
III (dam of Digne Saint Lois), Quolombia, Sabelle
des Loups, Shannon (dam of Elkintot), Trophée de Prissey (dam of Idéal
de Prissey), Voltige du Pas (dam of Fétiche
du Pas) , etc.
Give
your foal a safe start at Couvains Stud. Your mare will
be housed in a spacious foaling stall, ensuring a relaxed,
low-stress environment. Video supervision and a " Birth
Alarm " girth allow staff to monitor her progress. Thanks
to Richard Levallois and his professionalism, your mare
can foal in optimal conditions.
Payment is at a fixed rate.
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