{"id":7468,"date":"2026-07-02T10:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.france-etalons.com\/?p=7468"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:06:44","slug":"vigo-cece-available-again-through-icsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.france-etalons.com\/en\/vigo-cece-available-again-through-icsi\/","title":{"rendered":"VIGO CECE Available Again Through ICSI!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many years after his passing, and following numerous requests from breeders worldwide, we are delighted to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france-etalons.com\/en\/stallions\/VIGO%20CECE-groomy-15846\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIGO CECE<\/a>&#8216;s genetics available once again through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france-etalons.com\/en\/france-etalons-ethical-charter-on-the-use-of-icsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICSI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a son of QUAPRICE, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france-etalons.com\/en\/stallions\/VIGO%20CECE-groomy-15846\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIGO CECE<\/a> currently ranks <strong>34th in the WBFSH Stallion Rankings<\/strong>, despite having only around 200 offspring of international competition age. This remarkable ranking is a testament to the exceptional quality and consistency of his progeny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This decision follows careful consideration. In recent years, <strong>OPU (Ovum Pick-Up)<\/strong> and ICSI <strong>(Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection)<\/strong> technologies have advanced significantly, offering improved efficiency while ensuring greater welfare for donor mares. Year after year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france-etalons.com\/en\/stallions\/VIGO%20CECE-groomy-15846\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIGO CECE<\/a> continues to confirm the outstanding quality of his offspring, with numerous descendants competing successfully in the world&#8217;s most prestigious 5* Grand Prix events and Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At France \u00c9talons, we strongly believe in a responsible, thoughtful and well-considered use of ICSI as a means of preserving and enhancing rare genetics. In our view, the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france-etalons.com\/en\/stallions\/VIGO%20CECE-groomy-15846\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIGO CECE<\/a> through ICSI is fully justified, both because of the scarcity of his frozen semen and the exceptional value of his bloodlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the same philosophy in mind, we encourage breeders to make informed breeding decisions that preserve genetic diversity while maintaining the highest standards of care and respect for their mares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure responsible management of this rare genetic resource, only a limited number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france-etalons.com\/en\/france-etalons-ethical-charter-on-the-use-of-icsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICSI <\/a>sessions will be organised each year through our selected partner laboratories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avantea \u2013 Equine Assisted Reproduction (Italy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embryotools (Spain)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genetech Europe (Germany &amp; United Kingdom)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equiception (Netherland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-cc00f4a5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-white-color has-custom-accent-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfQGg4kzBU_riaOLLcRA3mKvv5YFk5YFYI2RnmkAvBPsYcuqQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ICSI SESSION INQUIRY<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many years after his passing, and following numerous requests from breeders worldwide, we are delighted to make VIGO CECE&#8216;s genetics available once again through ICSI. As a son of QUAPRICE, VIGO CECE currently ranks 34th in the WBFSH Stallion Rankings, despite having only around 200 offspring of international competition age. This remarkable ranking is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[147,145],"tags":[195],"class_list":["post-7468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-sport-results","tag-195"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VIGO CECE Available Again Through ICSI! - France \u00c9talons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france-etalons.com\/en\/vigo-cece-available-again-through-icsi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VIGO CECE Available Again Through ICSI! - France \u00c9talons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Many years after his passing, and following numerous requests from breeders worldwide, we are delighted to make VIGO CECE&#8216;s genetics available once again through ICSI. 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