Hurtgen J P
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 1992 Apr;8(1):149-65. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0739(17)30472-8.
The breeding soundness evaluation of a stallion is a thorough investigation of a stallion's libido, mating ability, and semen quality. The evaluation should include historical data about the medical aspects of the horse's performance and breeding career, observations and breeding behavior characteristics, collection and evaluation of semen, tests to determine freedom from infectious or contagious disease, and production of foals free of genetic defects. This information should allow the examiner to anticipate the impact of the stallion on the reproductive efficiency of a group of mares. The breeding soundness evaluation should also assist farm management in optimizing stallion, mare, veterinary, and management influences on total herd breeding performance.
种公马的繁殖性能评估是对种公马的性欲、交配能力和精液质量进行的全面调查。评估应包括有关马匹性能和繁殖生涯医学方面的历史数据、观察结果和繁殖行为特征、精液的采集和评估、确定无传染病或传染性疾病的检测，以及生产无遗传缺陷的马驹。这些信息应使检查人员能够预测种公马对一群母马繁殖效率的影响。繁殖性能评估还应有助于养殖场管理优化种公马、母马、兽医和管理对整个马群繁殖性能的影响。
