Veterinary Andrology and Reproductive Techniques

CATS

• The queen is inseminated vaginally with a minimum of 5×10⁶ spermatozoa.
• The insemination pipette is passed through the vagina to the area of the cervix, and the insemination dose is expelled.
• The time of breeding coincides with the maximum hypertrophy of the vaginal epithelial cells.
• Consequently, a vaginal wash is performed to check that the queen is in estrus prior to insemination.

After insemination, the queen must be given LH or human chorionic gonadotrophin to induce ovulation.