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Artificial Insemination - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 11:38, 17 July 2008
, 11:38, 17 July 2008→Disadvantages
== Disadvantages ==
== Disadvantages ==
* If one animal can sire many offspring, it will make many animals redundant.
* Foals conceived by AI are not permitted in any stud book and are not allowed to race.
* Legislation is needed to provide necessary safeguards.
* High level of knowledge and skill are required.
* Need for government intervention and support.
* Slight risk of inseminating with the wrong semen.
* Animals which need to be inseminated very soon after ovulation (horses) require veterinary input. This may be expensive.
* Frozen semen cannot be used successfully in all species and fertility rates are lower with frozen semen than when fresh semen is used.
* Optimum fertility allows only a small window of time and transport of fresh semen is difficult.