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Member:
Dres

Posted on Thursday, Jun 9, 2005 - 10:58 pm:

My understanding DR. O that this is no longer on the market? Is this true..? And if so why?


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Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Friday, Jun 10, 2005 - 11:07 am:

Yes Ovulplant is currently not available. Fort Dodge technical services says that they are having trouble procuring the deslorelin and does not know when they may return it.
DrO
Member:
Deggert

Posted on Friday, Jun 10, 2005 - 2:05 pm:

Hi Ann and Dr O
I wonder if they can't get it or don't want to since it seems around the breeding farms in California mares who were "ovuplanted" (including my own) and did not conceive for whatever reason also did not recycle. It seemed if they got in foal, obviously everything was fine, it was just if they did not conceive. Did anyone else get wind of this? Oh, Dr O just saw another post on this where you address the problem. Thanks
Member:
Warwick

Posted on Friday, Jun 10, 2005 - 5:55 pm:

My reproductive vet, Dr Juan Samper, was involved in the development of Ovuplant and routinely uses it however he does not implant it in the neck. Instead he implants it in the vaginal wall and also removes it at the time of the initial ultrasound check. He told me that studies have shown the success rate is increased when it is implanted like this.

Over the years none of my ovuplanted mares have ever had problems with conception and it's routinely in use by all the vets around here - although only Dr Samper implants it in the vaginal wall.

I haven't bred any mares this year so will ask him about what is going on with the supply the next time I see him.

(Love the new spellchecker, Dr O!)
Member:
Dres

Posted on Friday, Jun 10, 2005 - 8:16 pm:

Sue, they just put the ovuplant in my mare's vulva Thursday, and bred her that evening... we will check her on Saturday and pull the plant out then.. That seems to be the standard for UCD..The breeding manager says its easier to find in the vulva then in the neck... At the breeding barn I am using, which has the UCD students come out to learn , the barn manager bought out what he could of the ovuplant when he heard that they no longer were making it.. He uses it on ''hard'' mares to get in foal.. My concern after he told me that they were no longer on the market was that there might be a reason he was not aware of.. Thanks Dr. O for quieting my fears ONCE AGAIN....
On the first day God created horses, on the second day he painted them with SPOTS..
Member:
Warwick

Posted on Monday, Jun 13, 2005 - 11:51 am:

Ann, I'll pop in and ask Juan what's the scoop with supply and let you know what he says. He's an awesome guy and a true delight to work with. Do a search on him and you'll pull up some really interesting stuff.
Member:
Dres

Posted on Monday, Jun 13, 2005 - 1:57 pm:

Thanks Sue, Info is always useful... will check in two weeks to see if she settled... its getting late in the breeding season here and i want to show her a couple of times end of show season...

I won't stress/ show my mares till they are at least 45 days along, my understanding is that it will be LESS LIKELY that they would slip the foal by then.. Is this correct Dr. O...
excuse me for not posting this question on a new thread...

On the first day God created horses, on the second day he painted them with SPOTS..
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Tuesday, Jun 14, 2005 - 2:47 pm:

This is fine Ann. I agree that I would do all that I could to prevent stress but shipping early pregnant mares did not cause an increase rate of early embryonic loss is one study.
DrO
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