[P6te]

 All,
Following various discussions on the forum about Dopplers, I have for some time been contemplating purchasing one. The one that came out on top (as far as I can tell) is the Agritech Doppler but it isn’t cheap.  I contacted Agritech who sent me a DVD (free of charge) showing how to use it and what to listen for and I was convinced.
I always like a bargain so I’ve negotiated with them a special offer that is open to all TAS members.  The normal price for the External Agritech Doppler suitable for pigs, sheep, goats and camelids is £345 + VAT coming to a total of £414
The price for TAS members (until further notice) is £295 +VAT coming to a total of £354 with FREE POSTAGE and PACKAGING.
If you want to read more see http://www.agritechdoppler.com/index.htm
Needless to say I have just ordered one.
The offer is only available to registered members so if you are interested please PM me and I will tell you exactly how to obtain yours for this price.
Other than negotiating this deal, I have absolutely no connection with Argitech and I am not on commission for sales through the forum.
Pete

[HappyHippy]

Oh, if only I had £350 

Would anyone in Scotland like to join up and do a 'doppler share' scheme ?
If we could get say, 7 people to all contribute £50 each it makes the prospect much more acheivable 
If anyone is interested, just drop me a pm 
Karen

[Rosemary]

Oh, if only I had £350 

Would anyone in Scotland like to join up and do a 'doppler share' scheme ?
If we could get say, 7 people to all contribute £50 each it makes the prospect much more acheivable 
If anyone is interested, just drop me a pm 
Karen

I'll go £50 with you. And I'm VAT registered so can claim the VAT back.

[robert waddell]

you would only be able to claim the vat on your portion of the purchase    either that or you you are leaving yourself wide open for a vat inspection   and penalty's imposed

[Hassle]

But if you don't tell I wont

[Tudful Tamworths]

That's a very good price. A share scheme is a great idea. Of course, you have to make sure that everyone respects the equipment and uses it properly, and I suppose you would have to have some kind of insurance in place for accidents, etc - or would the individual's own smallholding insurance cover it? Just a thought.

[Simon O]

I might be interested in a share of this. But how much skill and training do you need to use this?

[P6te]

Hi Simon,

Mine is being delivered tomorrow but judging by the DVD a positive result is clearly detected. Mine is being delivered tomorrow and at the weekend we are collecting our sow who has been running with a boar so I'll let you know how I get on early next week!

If you call Agritech on 01243827840 (tell them you've seen about them on TAS) and ask for information / a DVD to be sent in the post I'm sure they will oblige.

Pete

[Fowgill Farm]

Pete
Just a note to say doppler isn't usually able to detect pregnancy for certain until around the 6th week, any earlier and its usually bladder noises you can hear!
HTH
mandy 

[P6te]

Thanks Mandy,

When we collect her she will have been with the boar for 9 weeks so if she is in pig and if she was caught early on I'm hoping to be able to detect a positive 'noise'.

I believe testing a sow vs a gilt is a bit different so any tips are welcome ....

Pete

[HappyHippy]

I was just reading their site (funny how great minds think alike  ) and it says on there that there's a 'contour probe' that is used and can actually detect from day 16 in pigs 

I'm going to start a seperate thread, as I've just realised it might be of interest to sheep & goat owners too 
But if anyone's interested drop me a pm and I'll keep track of everyone and get something organised 

[P6te]

Hi Karen .... I've sent you a PM

Pete

[robert waddell]

CAUTION   inexperienced people going about inserting probes into pregnant animals never mind transferring this equipment from farm to farm and the possible spread of disease IT JUST WONT BE ME       what the rest of you do is up to yourself    by all means get one but keep it on the one holding    the uncertainty is in my opinion down to bad management and husbandry    which in its self deserves a thread on its own   

[Fowgill Farm]

Robert agree on the caution re using probes on pregnant stock and would not advise it for the layman always get the vet for anything like this.
However if the equipment for scanning/listening is well looked after and sterilised/cleaned before and after each use i see no reason why it should not be a cost affective project afterall the vet uses the same doppler on lots of the different farms he visits. The only difficulty i see if actually getting people to return it complete with all its bits and retuning it as it is found.
just my opinion.
mandy 

[lill]

Could reply to this, but folk would not like the reply, so i will just keep it to myself.