In my case, both vets were very knowledgeable about collecting the semen. Both times, it just degraded. I don't think I will ever spend the money on having a shipment again. Next time, I'll ship my bitch, or drive. Rosanne
From: "Chris Meager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Laura, > I wonder if many of the failed breedings were due to the fact that the > vet sent an incomplete ejaculate. Dog's ejaculate in three phases, 1 is the > pre ejaculate which lubricates the passgae for the sperm, 2 is the actual > ejaculate complete with sperm, and 3 is the post ejaculate which is designed > to push the sperm along. Some dogs who are not used to being artificially > ejaculated will only give the pre ejaculate which does contain a few weak > sperm. This could be interpreted on the receiving end as being badly > degraded. I'd double check with the collecting vet that only high quantity > and quality ejaculate is sent. A low grade semen is unlikely to lead to > pregnancy. > > Chris Meager > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
