Stallion Reproductive Services at Tomlinson Equine

Tomlinson Equine is a  DEFRA Approved Semen Collection and Freezing centre for UK, EU and Worldwide Export. We offer a variety of stallion services including dummy training, semen collection and semen freezing. 

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Stallion Livery

We offer different options when bringing your stallion to Tomlinson Equine. We take stallions on a livery basis for short or long term for semen collection ad freezing services and on a walk in basis.

Turnout is provided in secure post and rail stallion height fences, a short walk from the Stallion stables. The Stallion stables are in their own secure area within the barn. 

Semen Collection

Collecting from your stallion is done in a secure, controlled, safe, purpose built facility adjoining to the lab with an experienced team. Teaser mares are available if required.

Our fresh & chilled semen collection service gives Stallion owners piece of mind when they bring their stallion to the centre either on a ‘walk in’ basis or to stand with us for the breeding season.

The semen is processed in our semen lab and used as required: – Inseminating residents mares or transporting to anywhere in the UK. Stallions can either reside at Tomlinson Equine or Walk In for each semen collection.

Semen Evaluation

When semen is collected from the stallion, it is important to evaluate the sperm to ensure it’s quality.

We assess the following:

Total Motility %

Progressive Motility %

Concentration 

General Observations on mortality, sperm presentation

Volume of ejaculate 

Abnormal/normal sperm

Stallion Dummy Training

Tomlinson Equine offer Stallion Dummy Training for young or inexperienced stallions and for stallions that have proved to be difficult to collect. During the training your Stallion will be trained on the dummy with the AV. His semen will be evaluated and you have the option to freeze the collections into doses. These can then be used for your use on your own mares or marketed to be sold. 

Semen Freezing

We offer full Semen freezing services including Epididymal Semen Harvesting as well as Semen Processing, Analysis and Freezing on site. We can also provide year-round Frozen Semen Storage.