Goat Semen Collection

[OneFineAcre]

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...&mid=B4AB1C48198363C7AF6DB4AB1C48198363C7AF6D

Actually after the field day I was thinking "no way" we could do that.
This video makes it seem much simpler.

 

[babsbag]

My vet did a uterine flush on a goat for me a few years ago. She just slipped right in, didn't seem to have much problem getting through the cervix. She said the trick is to make sure they are truly in a good heat.

It is certainly something I have though about trying.

 

[OneFineAcre]

My vet did a uterine flush on a goat for me a few years ago. She just slipped right in, didn't seem to have much problem getting through the cervix. She said the trick is to make sure they are truly in a good heat.

It is certainly something I have though about trying.

We are definitely going to do it.
We got the semen tank from Maurine's dad for free. He used to AI his cows but can't keep up with that any more at his age. So, it wasn't being used.
Getting it checked out and filled with liquid nitrogen next week.
And, we are going back to another event sponsored by the Johnston County Goat Producers on November 30th.
Bio-gen will be there doing semen collection. So, we are taking Rocky and Big Brown I think to have collected.
It's not cheap, about $225 per buck. But, you can usually get I think around 30 straws.
We are doing this just for preservation of these guys in case something was to happen.
I've also been emailing someone about some semen to buy. I think we may try to do Cookie and Coleus on AI this year.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Good luck and keep us posted on how everything goes!

 

[goatgurl]

i think i told you that i had done AI years back and all of this is just my humble opinion. i never used hormones to induce a heat cycle because it just didn't seem to settle a doe as well. i did my own insemination and knew my does so it was not a problem to catch them in heat. and yes an older doe is usually easier to do because the cervix is more open but that said a doe who has kidded several times may have a cervix that is more misshapen and therefore harder to penetrate. if a ff is in a full blown heat it is possible to get thru the cervix but not as easy as that doe who has freshened a couple of times. i used a glass speculum which helped to 'gather' the light, a tiny pen light and a gun. never let anyone tell you that it's ok to carry a straw around in your shirt pocket unless you don't care whether the semen is viable or not. and if you came toward me with those pozzi clamps I'm thinking there would be a fight on. we used those in surgery to clamp the sterile sheets to the patients skin. i thought it was awful then and i think they are awful now. and i agree with your vet who thinks they could cause scaring to the cervix. btw i had a 75+% conception rate for most of the years i did AI. I'm excited for youall and can't wait to see how you do and see those 'special babies'

 

[OneFineAcre]

i think i told you that i had done AI years back and all of this is just my humble opinion. i never used hormones to induce a heat cycle because it just didn't seem to settle a doe as well. i did my own insemination and knew my does so it was not a problem to catch them in heat. and yes an older doe is usually easier to do because the cervix is more open but that said a doe who has kidded several times may have a cervix that is more misshapen and therefore harder to penetrate. if a ff is in a full blown heat it is possible to get thru the cervix but not as easy as that doe who has freshened a couple of times. i used a glass speculum which helped to 'gather' the light, a tiny pen light and a gun. never let anyone tell you that it's ok to carry a straw around in your shirt pocket unless you don't care whether the semen is viable or not. and if you came toward me with those pozzi clamps I'm thinking there would be a fight on. we used those in surgery to clamp the sterile sheets to the patients skin. i thought it was awful then and i think they are awful now. and i agree with your vet who thinks they could cause scaring to the cervix. btw i had a 75+% conception rate for most of the years i did AI. I'm excited for youall and can't wait to see how you do and see those 'special babies'

Yes I remembered that you said you did AI and did not use drugs
Seems most of the folks I know feel the same way you do
I can understand why a large operation may do that but I agree for what we want to accomplish we will not do that
And no Pozzi clamp either

 

[OneFineAcre]

Yes I remembered that you said you did AI and did not use drugs
Seems most of the folks I know feel the same way you do
I can understand why a large operation may do that but I agree for what we want to accomplish we will not do that

 

[Baymule]

Thank you so much for the pictures and the information. I now have a much better understanding of AI.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Thank you so much for the pictures and the information. I now have a much better understanding of AI.

Your welcome

 

[OneFineAcre]

So the plan is to "collect"
Rocky and Big Brown to freeze their semen on Nov 20th
So they need to be cleaned up and clipped down around the business area to avoid contamination
All I know is my wife has a dirty job ahead of her