Five sires, all Australian products who have captured the annual Champion Australian Sire title on earnings, will be among the mouthwatering collection of at least 70 which will be shown to invited disciples of breeding and racing when Hunter Valley studs conduct their pre season Stallion Parades in the period August 21-25.

Would the introduction of Artificial Insemination (AI) improve overall fertility in the Thoroughbred herd? Would AI cause a narrowing of the Thoroughbred gene pool?

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