Minimum health and sexual requirements for breeding stallions
Merkt, H.; Klug, E.
Deutsche Tierärztliche Wochenschrift 96(9): 459-464
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0341-6593 PMID: 2684590 Document Number: 333824
The rules for the minimal requirements in health and genital potency for stallions formulated by GOTZE (1950) are reformulated, taking into consideration the results achieved by KLUG (1982) and KENNEY (1983). A stallion must be free of phenotypic hereditary faults. Furthermore he has to be in general and genital health and must be fit in both, potentia coeundi and generandi. The figures are based on the examination of thoroughbred and so called "warmblood" stallions. However, they can be adapted to other breeds like draughthorses and ponys.