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► Artificial Insemination 
Description: Artificial Insemination New information, new instrumentation, and the availability of new skills needed to be incorporated in the article formerly found here, asking “Why AI” and “Why Not AI”. At the present time, trans-cervical insemination is rapidly becoming more widely available. More information is available about the reliability of in-the-office ELISA tests, and more practitioners interested in small animal reproduction are establishing breeder programs. Information about veterinarians offering reproductive services can be obtained from the membership list of the Society For Theriogenology (animal reproduction). Their web site is at http://www.therio.org and you may contact them for member veterinarians in your area. So, once again, let’s examine the subject of artificial insemination. There are many variations of AI to consider. There is dog-to-dog artificial insemination, fresh-extended (chilled) semen insemination, and frozen semen insemination. Techniques of AI include vaginal deposition, surgical implant, and trans-cervical insemination. Studies have been published with convincing evidence that every semen preparation – fresh, fresh-extended or frozen – will produce larger litters if semen is deposited directly into the uterus, especially with trans-cervical technique. That being said, fresh and fresh-extended semen give decent results with vaginal deposition. Trans-cervical inseminations are done by endoscope or the “Norwegian catheter”. The rigid endoscope is more widely used than the Norwegian catheter, and has the considerable advantage of providing the operator and the bitch’s owner with a view of the actual deposition of semen in the uterus by way of a TV monitor. Those skilled in the use of the Norwegian catheter can get excellent results as well. Trans-cervical semen depositions do not require any sedation at all in nearly all cases.

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Added on: 07-Jan-2009
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► Aspirating the Throat and Nostrils 
Description: Aspirating the Throat and Nostrils

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Added on: 03-Aug-2009
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► Breeder's Handbook: Gestation 101 
Description: Breeder's Handbook: Gestation 101 Stages of Gestation Gestation begins from fertilization of the ovum by a spermatozoon, although a breeder can really only detect this much later, around 21 days. However, even though remaining invisible from the outside, early embryonic development and implantation are crucial phases for the future puppies. advantages accurately monitoring estrus If estrus is monitored by tests such as progesterone assays, the moment of ovulation can be determined fairly accurately. Breeders then very often find that whelping takes place exactly two months later. For example, a bitch mated on September 25—after careful monitoring of estrus and with ovulation on September 23—will most likely whelp on November 25. fertilization and implantation Fertilization, i.e., the union of a spermatozoon and an ovum, takes place very high up in the uterus, in the fallopian tubes. Toward the end of the first week that follows, the embryos migrate from the fallopian tubes toward the uterine horns. They then float and move around in the uterine fluid and can even switch from one horn to another (they can also have been conceived on the right-hand side of the uterus before implantation in the left horn).

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Added on: 01-Sep-2008
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► Breeding Strategies and the Estrous Cycle-Part One 
Description: Timing Is Everything: Breeding Strategies and the Estrous Cycle Part One: Understanding the Cycle's Stages By Arliss Paddock The reproductive potential of the bitch is the cornerstone of any breeding program. If you as a breeder wish to optimize that potential, it’s important to have an accurate understanding of your bitch’s heat cycle. And as new technology makes increasingly available advanced reproductive techniques such as artificial insemination and the use of chilled or frozen semen, that knowledge becomes even more vital.

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Added on: 01-Sep-2008
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► Breeding Your Dog 
Description: Breeding Your Dog. Should I Breed My Dog? You may be wondering whether or not you should breed your dog. Here is some information. The summary is that if you want to do it right, and get healthy and happy puppies, it is very expensive and a lot of work. Many people have written several treatises on this subject including Ms Swedlow; this article compiles many similar points. Remember that you are going to need a vet that is familiar with whelping dogs. This will be your best resource, as well as any long-time breeders that you know. Not all vets are knowlegeable about whelping so be sure to ask around and especially look for recommendations from local breeders that you may know. I want to make some money! Breeding, and doing it right, is an expensive undertaking. By the time you've picked out a good bitch, waited for her to grow old enough (minimum age: two years before breeding), picked out the best dog to mate her with, gone through all the health checks she needs, ensured that the dog you want to use also passes the same health checks, you've invested a lot of time and effort. You still have to pay a stud fee (or give a puppy back), you have potential extra expenses during pregnancy, you have the time and expense of whelping (either you take time off from work or something goes wrong and you have to take her in to the vets). You need to keep the puppies for a minimum of 8 weeks before sending them to their homes; you need to advertise and find good homes for the puppies, you need to make sure they have had their shots before going. You may have possible vet bills if the puppies require extra attention. If some of the puppies die, or you have a smaller than usual litter, you may not get as much money from the sale of the puppies as you had though. There are even potential problems later on with dissatified customers! You are better off consulting with a financial wizard about investing the money you would otherwise spend and lose on breeding!

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Added on: 29-Apr-2008
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► Canine Reproduction and Whelping 
Description: Canine Reproduction and Whelping: This book gets down to the basics of breeding, explaining the characteristics of the sperm and the egg, the role that diet plays in whelping, and how to whelp your puppies. The book is intended to assist you in making sure your bitches get in whelp, stay in whelp and deliver healthy puppies. A clean, bloodless technique for the removal of dew claws is also taught to the layman dog breeder.

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Added on: 01-Sep-2008
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► Canine Reproduction Seminar Transcript 
Description: Dr. Robert Van Hutchison Canine Reproduction Seminar Transcript.

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Added on: 08-Feb-2010
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► Caring for Newborn Puppies & Their Mother 
Description: Caring for Newborn Puppies & Their Mother

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Added on: 03-Aug-2009
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► Colostrum: The Important First Milk for Puppies 
Description: Colostrum: The Important First Milk for Puppies

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Added on: 03-Aug-2009
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► CPR in Newborn Puppies 
Description: CPR in Newborn Puppies

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Added on: 03-Aug-2009
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Rating: 10.0 (2 Votes)