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SHIPPING
Semen shipped UPS Next Day Air, unless otherwise stated.
Saturday delivery is available to many locations for an additional 15.00 charge.
PAYMENT
We accept VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER or COD.
A 10.50 Charge for COD
BREEDING CERTIFICATES
25.00 Please send owner's name, herdmark, breeding date, service sire.
BREEDING CERTIFICATES WILL NOT BE ISSUED WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OR CREDIT CARD.
OVERRUN Semen is avaiable at NOON EST.
CANCELLATION POLICY
All cancellations must be made before 9:00 am E.S.T.
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We use Survivor Gold as an Extender.
Survivor Gold is formulated to be a 'long term' extender for boar semen. 'Long term' indicates that, for most ejaculates from most boars, spermatozoa from ejaculates prepared and stored properly will maintain acceptable motility and fertility for approximately 7 days. Note that variability between and among ejaculates is high.
A significant characteristic of Survivor Gold extender is that with cooling and storage, the spermatozoa exhibit reduced motility. This is a normal characteristic of ejaculates extended with Survivor Gold. However, with appropriate warming, especially in the female reproductive tract after artificial insemination, 'normal' motility returns. The reduced motility during appropriate storage conditions helps provide storage longevity.
On farm, AI doses can be examined microscopically to evaluate motility. However, to accomplish this correctly, a small sub-sample of the AI dose, should be removed from the AI dose, placed in a clean plastic or glass tube, and warmed to approximately 35-37C [96-98F]. Warming is best accomplished in a controlled - temperature waterbath. A small sub-sample of the AI dose, e.g. 1-2 ml, will warm in approximately 2-3 minutes. Then, using a clean pipette or similar sampling device, a pre-warmed microscope slide and coverslip should be used to view the spermatozoa microscopically. For motility evaluations, a total of approximately 200x is best used. Use of a microscope stage warmer is also preferred. A microscopic estimate of percent motility can then be estimated. [ Note: Only a small sub-sample of the AI dose should be pre-warmed for motility evaluation. The entire AI dose should not be pre-warmed prior to artificial insemination. ] |
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