MAX SEMEN PLUS has been demonstrated to be one of the best extenders available for semen from stallions that are poor shippers. It contains penicillin and amikacin, shown to be the most effective combination of antibiotics for the majority of stallions. Reproductive veterinarians have reported MAX SEMEN PLUS has been the only effective extender on the market that offers acceptable spermatozoal motility for many of their problem stallions.
MAX SEMEN PLUS was developed by a prominent Brazilian veterinarian in collaboration with Botucatu Veterinary School which specializes in equine reproductive physiology. This formulation was developed to improve pregnancy results when breeding with cooled-shipped semen collected under adverse conditions and shipped long distances in a hot ambient environment. There are few EquitainersTM in Brazil and semen must be transported in styrofoam boxes with little data on temperature stability within the box. Even under these conditions, MAX SEMEN PLUS proved to be an excellent extender.
MAX SEMEN PLUS has performed remarkably well and has been used for four breeding seasons in Brazil and two breeding seasons in the U.S. One Texas veterinarian reported she tried every extender on the market including INRA to cool a problem stallion, and MAX SEMEN PLUS was the only one that worked. Contact us for her testimonial.
The primary benefit of MAX SEMEN PLUS may be in its ability to reduce the accumulation of spermatozoal waste products in seminal plasma. This could be why some stallions will only cool successfully in this extender. MAX SEMEN PLUS enables spermatozoa to better tolerate temperature shock, particularly from heat in storage. Thus, higher pregnancy rates may be obtained with stallions of normal fertility. MAX SEMEN PLUS performed favorably at maintaining semen quality, motility and viability, for up to 48 hours in a comparison trial at NCSU.
Each lot of MAX SEMEN PLUS is matched with a specific production of sterile, deionized, distilled water adjusted to achieve optimal pH and osmolarity after dilution of the extender. A 100 mL bottle of this water is sold with each packet of MAX SEMEN PLUS for reconstitution.
