Benefits
to Stallion Owners
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Your stallion and your farm will be marketed as contributors.
Promotions will appear in the
“Pegasus Press”
our vet school newsletter, regional publications and on
the Internet.
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Your stallion will be included on the auction website
with photographs, achievements and
other promotional information.
There can be a direct link to the farm’s website.
• Your support of the MSU Stallion Service Auction is a tax deductible donation.
• Your support of MSU/SSA is supportive of Mississippi's equine industry as a whole.
• This is an opportunity for the promotion of young stallions.
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Promote your stallion’s breed.
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Stallions can be entered with a minimum designated bid.
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There is no direct cost to you because the winner of your
stallion’s service will pay your
required expenses,
such as lab and shipping fees.
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For information on how to enter your stallion contact
Dr. Ann
Rashmir.
Benefits
to Mare Owners
• The auction is an excellent opportunity
for mare owners to purchase breedings at a
discounted
price while helping MSU/SSA.
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Save money on breeding in 2008!
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Select a top quality stallion!
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Support MSU/SSA to help ensure continued excellent clinical
care. Winning bides will be
listed on the website.
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The portion of the bid above the regular stud fee is tax
deductible.
Benefits
to MSU/CVM Equine Department
Donations
obtained from the stallion service auction will be used
to enhance our ability to provide diagnostics and care
for lame horses. The most recent national estimates of
equine diseases indicate that lameness is the number one
cause of economic loss to the equine industry. At Mississippi
State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, lameness
is also one of the most common reasons horses present
for evaluation. To help our equine clients we have recently
obtained advanced imaging resources including state-of-the-art
ultrasonic capabilities, computed tomography (CT) and digital radiographic equipment.
Additional advanced imaging techniques for the diagnosis
and treatment of equine lameness would improve our service
to our equine clients and improve the equine industry
in the state of Mississippi. We would like to further
update our nuclear scintigraphy (bone scan) capabilities
and add magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) to our diagnostic lameness offerings.
Nuclear
scintigraphy utilizes radioisotopes and a crystal detector
to identify areas of inflammation and greatly facilitates lameness evaluation in horses where more than one limb is involved. It is also helpful in very subtle forms of lameness.
MRI is a noninvasive, two-dimensional, cross-sectional imaging techique that provides superior resolution of soft tissues. MRI is beneficial for both soft tissue evaluation (joint, tendon and ligament) and subtle bone abnormalities. There are no MRIs suitable for horses currently available in the South.
With
your help, we can acquire these advanced imaging techniques
which will provide the “next step” in the
evaluation of lameness when x-rays and ultrasound fail
to establish a definitive diagnosis. With the appropriate
diagnosis, every horse will have the opportunity to obtain
the appropriate therapy.
Funds will be distributed by the stallion auction
steering committee: Dr. Ann Rashmir-Raven, Dr. Ron McLaughlin, Dr. Richard Hopper and Tonya Graham.
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