Lets Talk Artificial Insemination (ai)

[FredC]

The subject came up on facebook but under the specific circumstances it didnt seem right to keep the topic of AI up since it was only vaguely related to the conversation topic.

So.....

Are AI's really tricky/complicated? i intend to buy a cpl very expensive straws shortly myself and the prospect scares me to death as its so different from a typical breeding.. I hate the thought of buying those straws if the success rate isnt at some reasonable level. I understand the variables such as technician, facilities, policy/procedures for collection and storage, Transportation, Timing, Etc, Etc.. But are there any statistics indicating average success/failure rates???

 

[iceman]

as far as success goes,nothing matches the natural mating rate and even that is not 100% guaranteed!!

Artificial insemination success rates are lowest with frozen semen...chilled fresh semen have higher rate of success than frozen semen.

here is an informative article I liked on the subject..
http://www.caravellepugs.com/Breeding.htm

 

[JanS]

Interesting subject and something I've been curious about for quite some time.

My friends Husband took a course on AI because they breed and milk a large dairy and beef herd and I guess he's been pretty successful with it. I don't know their procedures and this is with cattle so it might be different.

So maybe a dumb question, but how to they collect the semen from the male?

 

[Silent Dobe]

Pretty much how you think they have to. To keep it PG they "tease" him. Silence has been collected three times. No storage yet but that is going to shortly change.

He was freshly collected for AI for Steve Burger's bitch, Cairo, but it didn't take. Vet says it was too early still. So it's the timing that is crucial to success. Believe me though, I'm no expert at all!

 

[TX_dobe]

I when to a meeting about it once. The vet used a camera to make sure they put the seamen in the area for the highest success rate. Then he when into different sperm counts and what they used as an additive to the sperm to freeze it.

 

[GennyB]

So maybe a dumb question, but how to they collect the semen from the male?

I asked that question of a friend of mine that breeds poodles. She sent me a video of how it is done. All I can say is I won't be asking her any more questions without prefacing them with just tell me, I don't need pictures.

 

[JanS]

All I can say is I won't be asking her any more questions without prefacing them with just tell me, I don't need pictures.

LOL, I can imagine.

 

[Ingrid H]

So maybe a dumb question, but how to they collect the semen from the male?

To use a rude expression, they just jerk them off You might learn more here: http://clluethe.com/