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Don't BA/SBA, but the other tests are safe

I made one to double check, and look what happened :))

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You really will have a much better stable if you use SBA on everything. :)

Your pasture foals will be more likely to pass BA/SBA because they have the benefit of a pasture bonus to give you a better chance at top foals.

Live cover foals don't have any bonus at all, so they are most likely to fail BA/SBA.

Foals born via straws or embryos have a slight bonus (I think equivalent to a 15 day pasture bonus), so they have a better chance of passing over live cover foals.

Of course, there's still an element of chance to it all. So you'll still get pasture foals that fail, and live cover foals that pass. When you're breeding large batches though, you'll notice a higher pass rate in your pasture foals.

I like flushing a mare and using straws from one to three studs and see what happens. Usually I get at least one foal that can be a future breeder. I also find out if the pairing is worth continuing and generally what kind of foals the pair throw.