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A comparison of vaginal, cervical and intrauterine insemination of sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

W. M. C. Maxwell  and
L. J. Hewitt
W. M. C. Maxwell
Affiliation:
Animal Breeding and Research Institute, Katanning, W.A., Australia
L. J. Hewitt
Affiliation:
Australian Merino Society, Jonlorrie, York, W.A., Australia
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Practical systems for the artificial insemination of sheep have been available for many years (reviewed by Maxwell, 1984). The traditional method is to separate from the flock ewes exhibiting a natural oestrus as identified by ‘teaser’ rams, and inseminate these ewes with freshly collected and diluted semen. The ewes are generally inseminated by suspension of the hindquarters over an elevated rail and deposition of the semen within the first fold of the cervix using a plastic pipette, speculum and headlamp (the cervical insemination method, Salamon, 1976).

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Short Note
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 106 , Issue 1 , February 1986 , pp. 191 - 193
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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