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Posted by CCB&TMO on 02-02-2009 07:38 PM:

Ai Vet Question

Wanting some Vet names in the Midwest that are good at implanting a female by FROZEN semen Please list contact info and any past experiences cost etc. Looking for vets in midwest KS,IA,IL,MO or somewhere close

Thanks

Posted by Majestic Tree H on 02-02-2009 08:13 PM:

Here is a Link to all Cert. AI Vets in the US

http://www.caillouxcavaliers.com/repro.htm

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Posted by Oak Ridge on 02-02-2009 08:25 PM:

My advice is to drive just a little further than you planned, and go see Dean Bitzel in Wabash Indiana.

Dean is one of the best in the business, and because he does not have the DVM behind his name, you won't spend near as much.

NEVERGONE breeding...he advertises in CHB and Cooner.

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Posted by Mitch658 on 02-02-2009 09:16 PM:

Surgical Implantation

Is the best with Frozen Semen & any small animal Vet. can do this...very similar to doing a spay....you just don;t remove anything....The timing is critical though. Progesterone levels need to be RIGHT

Posted by Laurie Soutar on 02-02-2009 09:47 PM:

Here's another list of vets that have received specialized training in fresh chilled/frozen semen.
http://www.synbiotics.com/Repro_Aff...Affiliates.html
Ask about doing transcervical rather than surgical implantation. The transcervical is much easier on the female (as well as the wallet), and the sucess rates are the same. It is how most of the up-to-date repro vets are doing it now.
Laurie

Posted by Oak Ridge on 02-03-2009 12:24 AM:

Re: Surgical Implantation

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Originally posted by Mitch658
Is the best with Frozen Semen & any small animal Vet. can do this...very similar to doing a spay....you just don;t remove anything....The timing is critical though. Progesterone levels need to be RIGHT

That is what the vet will tell you...surgical implantation is the "only way"...then they want to charge you $1,000.00 to inseminate the female.

The absolute best way is transcervical insemination, done with endoscopic guidance. Which is the method used by Dean Bitzel...he just about wrote the book on it.

Dean does his own progesterone testing as well. He's got quite the investment, and quite the setup...and has a very high percentage conception rate. He'll tell you up front if you are going to have pups based on the quality of the semen.

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Posted by CCB&TMO on 02-03-2009 08:41 PM:

Any more vet info?

Posted by Reds4Me on 02-03-2009 10:21 PM:

We did frozen ai this past month and costs totaled about $750, not including the semen and shipping fees.

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