ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

FROZEN SEMEN

Eliminate the cost, danger and time consuming effort of shipping bitches.

Provide the possibility of breeding to outstanding sires long after they are gone.

Facilitate line and in-breeding

Relieve the stud owner from the responsibility of caring for someone else's "in heat" bitch

Avoid the interruption of the stud's show or field career.

Prevent the loss of the stud's genetic material if the dog is prematurely lost

Allow breeders from distant places to use the dog.

Prevent the spread of venereal disease.

Process

Immediately after collection a complete semen evaluation is done and amount of extender to be used is calculated. The extender plays a crucial role in successful semen freezing. It maintains the semen within a specific essential pH range and supplies needed energy and cryo protection of the sperm cell membrane during the freezing and thawing processes. Semen extension takes place at specific temperatures and periods of time. The semen is then frozen in pellet form on solid carbon dioxide and then transferred to and stored in liquid nitrogen. An aliquot of frozen semen is thawed and checked microscopically for motility and morphology before storage.

Documents Needed

Copy of registration certificate

Updated health certificate

Brucellosis certificate

DNA Profile number

Storage

After the test thaw the pellets are placed in small vials. The owner's name, dog's name, AKC number and breed are written on the vial. The date, collection number and number of breeding units are also written on the vial. The vial is then placed in a large liquid nitrogen tank. There is no electricity involved so outages are not a problem. Long term storage will be maintained by Brownsville/Lomira Small Animal Clinic in Lomira Wi.unless other arrangements have been made for long term storage. Web: www.smallanimalclinic.com .

Boarding

Special arrangements can be made at either of two boarding kennels in the area at modest rates. Dogs will be transported to and from the bank for collection by boarding kennel personnel.

Shipment

Shipments are made upon written request from the owner on a Semen Release form. The frozen semen is shipped in special shipping tanks made for this purpose.
The tanks are generally shipped by Federal Express standard overnight. The empty tanks are then returned to the bank via Federal Express.

For brochure, price list, email SCSB@att.net

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