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[[Image:AI Sow.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Artificial Insemination of the Sow</p><sup>© L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]]
 
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[[Image:Artificial Insemination pig.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Artificial Insemination of the Sow</p><sup>Courtesy of Proff.Watson ©RVC 2008</sup>]]
      
* Minimum volume 25-50ml  
 
* Minimum volume 25-50ml  
 
* Normally 80ml is delivered through the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|cervix]] to reach the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] by gravitational flow.
 
* Normally 80ml is delivered through the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|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 [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculate]].
 
* Uses 2-3 billion sperm per insemination (60 billion in a normal ejaculate), so is relatively inefficient only giving ~20 inseminations per [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculate]].
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=== Horses ===
 
=== Horses ===
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