Now, a larger number of mares, which may exceed 200, can be mated to one stallion within a breeding season. So, AI breeding farms often have more facilities than those employing hand mating. A laboratory where artificial vaginas and semen preparation occur is required. A stock or chute where mares are inseminated is needed. Some stallions are trained to be collected from a phantom or dummy, which is often housed in a separate building.
Labor is no less intense than in hand-mating programs.
If an estrus mare is used, a third person is needed to handle the mare. Even if no more personnel are required in an AI program, it is an intensive program. Time is required to properly prepare the artificial vagina, check and prepare the semen and inseminate the mare. But, more mares can be inseminated per each collection. Lack of knowledge and accurate procedures in an AI program can be disastrous.