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Artificial Insemination - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 13:38, 16 July 2008
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* Normally 80ml is delivered through the cervix to reach the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] by gravitational flow.
* Normally 80ml is delivered through the cervix to reach the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] by gravitational flow.
* Uses 2-3 billion sperm per insemination (60 billion in a normal ejaculate), so is relatively inefficient only giving ~20 inseminations per ejaculate.
* Uses 2-3 billion sperm per insemination (60 billion in a normal ejaculate), so is relatively inefficient only giving ~20 inseminations per ejaculate.
'''MARE'''
* Gloved, lubricated hand is inserted directly into the vagina.
* Index finger is used to guide the insemination pipette into the cervical lumen.
* Marker used to guage the depth of insemination.
'''BITCH'''
* Vulva is elevated manually so that the ventral 'tilt' of the vestibule is removed.
* Allows the insemination pipette to be inserted with relative ease.
* Hindquarters of the bitch should be elevated for ~5 minutes after deposition of the semen to allow pooling in the cranial vagina and caudal cervix.