Veterinarian Malco Falkenstain transfers an embryo to a mare at the equine reproduction Genetec center dedicated to polo horses in Los Cardales, north of Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 7, 2015. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
CARDALES, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentina is famous for its Malbec red wine and beef, but it boasts two lesser-known but equally prized exports: the sperm and frozen embryos of thoroughbred polo horses.
Top-quality sperm costs between $1,000 (£635.1) and $10,000 a batch, depending on the stallion's lineage, said Cristian Sporleder, whose GeNeTec genetics laboratory has been tapping the high-rolling polo market for five years. An embryo fetches up to $20,000.
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