Cervical AI

CERVICAL AI

  • After identifying the ewe/doe in heat, the animal is restrained by a second person who straddles the doe’s neck and elevates the hindquarters to a vertical position while holding the hind limbs tightly flexed.
  • The operator holds the speculum in one hand and pipette or inseminating gun in the other hand.
  • After holding the female in position, the vulva is cleaned.
  • Insert lubricated speculum in a slow and gentle manner and locate the cervix.
  • Centre the end of the speculum over the os uteri.
  • Cervix should be of a red- purple colouration with a whitish mucous present, if the female is truly in heat.
  • Insert pipette or inseminating gun into the speculum to the cervix.
  • Gently manipulate the instrument through the cervical canal and deposit semen near the uterine end of the cervix or just inside the uterus.
  • Do not enter too far into the uterus as the semen will then tend to be dumped into one born or the other.
  • Deposit semen slowly, tanking at least five seconds.
  • Withdraw the instrument slowly and then carefully remove the speculum.

(Click video: Cervical AI - Goat - Part 1 and Cervical AI - Goat - Part 2)

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