What is canine surgical insemination (SI)?
What is canine surgical insemination (SI)?
Following anesthesia and aseptic preparation, an abdominal incision is made and the uterus located. Semen is directly injected into an anterior horn of the uterus with a small needle.
What is canine artificial insemination (AI)?
What is canine artificial insemination (AI)?
In Artificial Insemination (AI), the semen is collected manually from a stud male and thereafter deposited (inseminated) in the female so that fertilization can occur in the absence of natural mating.
What is the success rate?
What is the success rate?
- AI's are around 50% success rate.
- SI/TCI are at around 80% or greater.
What is a canine trans-cervical insemination (TCI)?
What is a canine trans-cervical insemination (TCI)?
TCI is a technique in which a rigid endoscope is used to locate the cervix and pass a catheter through it for intrauterine insemination of fresh, fresh-chilled or frozen semen without the need for surgery.