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  "path": "/horse-care/horse-breeding/icsi-horse-breeding-science-performance-918356",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-21T08:30:07.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.horseandhound.co.uk",
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  "textContent": "ICSI is now widely used in sport horse breeding, allowing foals to be produced from valuable bloodlines even years after a stallion’s death.ICSI – intracytoplasmic sperm injection – has become routine in sport horse breeding. The technique allows foals to be produced long after a stallion’s death and from mares still competing at the highest level. Yet unease persists. In some corners of the sport – and under plenty of social media posts – ICSI horses are […]",
  "title": "Is ICSI in sport horse breeding a miracle tool or a misunderstood risk? H&H investigates"
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