Author Topic: Pridd & AI (Read 4774 times)

Nickie · « **on:** September 21, 2012, 06:33:09 pm »

Hi all,

On Tuesday I had the vet out to one of our highland cows who hasn't 'cycled' since calving in June. He inserted a Pridd, which he said needed to stay in for 7 - 10 days, then once withdrawn she should cycle 56 hours later. He suggested that I arrange the AI man for an appointment & then work back so that I remove the Pridd at the right time.

Couple of things I'm not sure about & wonder if one of you could advise me please.

Are there any complications to pulling the Pridd out? Vet advised just to hold the end of the string & pull gently - is it as easy as that?

After 56 hours she should cycle. Normally I watch the cows carefully, see one bulling & contact the AI man, he can come up to a day later & we have had 100% success rate so far. Do I have the usual time period in which to get her AI'd or do we need to be 'bang on' time wise? And if so does anyone know if Genus (AI company) work weekends?

Sorry to be a bit of a numpty

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2012, 06:42:11 pm »

Nickie, if you've ever used a tampon, you'll have no problem removing the Pridd

Rosemary used this technique on her Shetlands last year, and used Genus, so will be able to advise about the timing side of it.

Nickie · « **Reply #2 on:** September 21, 2012, 06:53:02 pm »

Thanks Sally. I should be able to cope then - certainly better than the other half!

Dan · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2012, 08:55:08 pm »

Quote from: Nickie on September 21, 2012, 06:33:09 pm

Are there any complications to pulling the Pridd out? Vet advised just to hold the end of the string & pull gently - is it as easy as that?

Our vet said the only thing you had to do was make sure you stand to one side.

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Do I have the usual time period in which to get her AI'd or do we need to be 'bang on' time wise? And if so does anyone know if Genus (AI company) work weekends?

Rosemary posted about this when we did it:

http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/diary/prids/

And Genus came out on a Sunday to do our last AI - not sure if it depends on the individual agents though.

HTH, good luck.

Rosemary · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2012, 09:45:54 pm »

The technicians work 7 days - not always the same ones, obviously

And yes, just pull gently, keep your mouth closed and stand to one side as there can be some spray

Nickie · « **Reply #5 on:** September 22, 2012, 07:32:57 am »

Thank you very much Dan & Rosemary.

A bit of conflicting advise, 48 or 56 hours?

Perhaps the best thing to do would be to give the AI man a ring to book an appointment & also ask his advice re best time to withdraw.

It's all exciting, but the pressure is on to get this right first time. This cow is already later than the others, is 12 years old, throws a big calf & is very milky so she can lose condition easily if not managed carefully. We live high up with very little shelter & poor grazing so we have a short window of opportunity when it is ideal for calving; for the cows, calves & us!

VSS · « **Reply #6 on:** September 23, 2012, 01:58:37 pm »

Best to go with what the vet says.

We did this with our Jesrey cow this year as she hadn't come into heat. We duly had her inseminated 56 hours after removing the prid, only to have her come in season two days later so she was inseminated again.

The chap from Genus said that sometimes, if the cow is very close to coming season anyway the prid won't overide it, so just keep your eyes open. Don't necessarily assume that all will go as it should (although it probably will

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Nickie · « **Reply #7 on:** October 01, 2012, 05:24:24 pm »

I just wanted to thank you for your advise.

I managed to remove the PRID without a hitch, booked AI man for 56 hours later. He said the right ovary felt right although it wasn't very hot. He did his stuff but we scheduled another visit for the following morning, just to be safe. She was definitely bulling then next morning, very vocal & happy to be mounted (never seen this from her before), so i'm really glad we had booked that second visit.

we have caught her.

VSS · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2012, 05:36:37 pm »

Dan · « **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2012, 06:52:36 pm »

Great news,

for you.

feldar · « **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2012, 08:51:06 pm »

Hi
my hubby is an AI tech he used to work for Genus but is freelance now.
He reckons everything you did is ok but he would have served her a third time as well just as she was going off

he knows what he means. He said this would have caught her when she had definitely ovulated.
if she was with a bull he would have flooded her with 3oo times the semen that would be fresh whereas the AI man uses only a a fraction of that.
But it sounds like you did fine and

for a calf
Good luck