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Section II Artificial Insemination Technique. Deposit semen at the right place. 90% lost due to retrograde flow (Mitchell et al. 1985). Can horn breeding reduce retrograde loss and help to improve fertility???. Horn vs. body deposition.
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Deposit semen at the right place 90% lost due to retrograde flow (Mitchell et al. 1985)
Can horn breeding reduce retrograde loss and help to improve fertility???
Effects of horn breeding (bilateral) with low cell number doses (1 - 3 x 106) of sexed semen on AI conception rate * n = 48 50 52 48 86 86 29 32 24 14 (Adapted from Seidel et al., 1999, Therio. 52:1407)
Ipsilateral comparable to contralateral after deep unilateral semen deposition • Hawk and Tanabe, 1986 • Larsson, 1986 • Pallares et al.,1986 • Momont et al., 1989 • López-Gatius, 1996 • Seidel et al., 1997 Get semen through cervix!!!
Summary • Be gentle – don’t use too much force • Two step process • Get gun to the cervix • Pass cervix over the gun • Deposit semen in uterine body • Take your time • Relax