advanced collection

[larue]

I am meeting with my vet,who is just now partnering up with reproductive specialists in ai breeding in cattle/horses
with the goal to collect some straws from my old dog max.
I have been told that they are far more advanced in collection,and preparation for storage,in so far as even using surgery to collect.
Anyone have any history with advanced collection/storage technigues?

[dan v]

The only thing I have been told is that dog semen behaves very differently with the various extenders, than does cattle semen....which makes the freeze/thaw much more difficult with dog semen.

[BigShooter]

What would be different about this approach versus the approach used by existing canine reproduction specialists?

[larue]

not sure yet,but I understand that there are methods to concentrate sperm to get a much richer sample,to help with low motility.I am still waiting to meet with the reproductive experts,as my vet is trying to hammer out a business agreement
with the reproductive specialists,to improve there service.

[snips]

I have just heard past 7 it is not going to be nearly as good....We have collected a couple of dogs past that and it was not as good...Just takes more straws for a breeding....I know there are cubes too, some like the cubes more and some vets like straws.

[BigShooter]

I have just heard past 7 it is not going to be nearly as good....We have collected a couple of dogs past that and it was not as good...Just takes more straws for a breeding....I know there are cubes too, some like the cubes more and some vets like straws.

Lets see that'd be past 49 for us human males, how humiliating!

[Greg Jennings]

<Greg fights his sarcastic sense of humor>Resist the urge to pun! Resist. The. Urge. To. Pun. Aaaagggghhhhh!!!!