“Equine Artificial Breeding Services” Centre Approved by the NSW Agriculture & Harness Racing NSW For Stallion Semen Freezing, Chilling, Storage, Distribution , Artificial Insemination Location: “Lumeah”, Hume Hway, Mullengandra EABS C/- P.O. Box 130, Holbrook, NSW 2644 Ph: 02 60204204 Fax: 0260204207 Mb: 0427204205 Email: services@eabs.com.au Dear Mare Owner, Thank you for considering using “Equine Artificial Breeding Services” facilities to breed your mare. For your interest please find enclosed the 2009 price schedule, relevant information regarding EABS, along with the EABS semen order form. If you have any queries at all please don’t hesitate to contact us. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8:00am – 6:00pm, Saturday 9:30am – 2:00pm EST, Sunday - CLOSED If the office is unattended, please leave your contact details on our answering machine and we will call you back as soon as you are free. If you need to order semen please phone and FAX us your order. FAX: 02 60204207 Protocol for ordering Chilled Semen: Collection days for Chilled Semen are: Monday through to Friday No collections Saturday or Sunday Order chilled semen using the attached EABS semen order form. SAMEDAY DELIVERY: Fax PRIOR to 5.30pm the day before collection required OVERNIGHT DELIVERY: Fax NO later than 9.30am on day of collection To ensure you don’t miss out on semen, a telephone call the day prior to the required semen collection would be appreciated. Protocol for ordering Frozen Semen: EABS must receive authorization from stallion owner before frozen semen can be released. EABS does require you to FAX your details (as set out below) at least 10 days prior to the mare being bred to allow for adequate transportation time of the frozen semen straws. Frozen semen straws and thawing instructions will be released and transported in dry shipper tanks directly to your veterinarian. Your veterinarian will further transfer the straws into their own storage tanks, after which the dry shipper must be returned to EABS as soon as possible (please refer to ‘Return of semen shipment containers’ below). IMPORTANT (applies to Frozen Semen orders only) Please provide the following information when you order the semen: Your (mare owner) name, address and contact telephone numbers. Stallions name Mares name The exact delivery address including, receiving persons name, telephone number and postcode. Your credit card details, Visa, MasterCard, Bankcard or American Express card number, the full name that appears on the card and the expiry date. OTHERWISE SEMEN WILL NOT BE SHIPPED Return of semen shipment containers It is the mare owners responsibility to ensure that the person artificially inseminating their mare returns the containers to EABS as soon as possible or further hirer charges will be incurred. The chilled semen container must be labeled with EABS address on the outside of the container and can mailed back to EABS with Australia Post. Dry Shippers used for transporting frozen semen must be returned to EABS with TNT Transport. We will provide a consignment note in the dry shipper for the return. * * * NO semen will be transported between the 22/12/09 and 3/1/10 due to the festive season public holidays & transport courier holidays * * * All fees are exclusive of GST Transported Chilled Semen Fee Includes - Collection, preparation of semen, packaging, courier from EABS to required destination. Overnight $380.00 inc GST Same Day & Saturday Delivery (Inc. Friday collection) Approx $550.00 inc GST (check for correct pricing) * * Semen destination within Australia will determine if the semen can be sent overnight or must be marked same day * * Transported Frozen Semen Fee Includes: Filling of the dry shipper with liquid nitrogen, straw transfer, road transport to the required destination and return to EABS and tank hire. Road transport $360.00 inc GST * * * Frozen semen must be ordered at least 14 days prior to mare being bred * * * Visiting mares bred to EABS Resident Stallions Includes: Teasing, follicle testing, ultrasonography, AI, 1st pregnancy scan, some drugs (any additional drugs required will be discussed with mare owner). Mare AI Fees1st cycle: $440.00 inc GST Pregnancy scans there after $55.00 inc GST Cycles thereafter: $330.00 inc GST Mare Agistment Fees at EABS Dry mares- shared paddock and feeding Dry mares- individual paddock or stabling and feeding Wet mares-shared paddock and feeding Wet mares- individual paddock or stabling and feeding Mare Arrival times Monday to Friday Saturday Sunday- $16.50 inc GST per day $22.00 inc GST per day $20.00 inc GST per day $25.00 inc GST per day 2:00pm - 6:00pm 9:30am - 2:00pm Closed Mare owners delivering their mares personally are asked to deliver their mare between the above hours. Public Horse Transport delivery can be any time as long as EABS is notified of its arrival. No Mares will be bred after the 1st of March due to other commitments Accounts: Payment methods available: Cash or Cheque Visa, Bankcard, MasterCard & American Express (please note that a 3% surcharge will apply credit cards) EABS resident mares: The first mare AI fee is payable when the mare arrives at the center (see above for charges), agistment accounts will be forwarded at the end of each month. All monies outstanding must be paid for prior to the mare leaving the centre. Non resident mares: Full payment must be made prior to dispatch of semen.