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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: daniellestocks on November 20, 2009, 06:07:24 pm

Title: Any tips for AI?
Post by: daniellestocks on November 20, 2009, 06:07:24 pm

We are AI our first sow tonight, any tips?
It will be my first time seeing and helping, (chief torch holder will be my job this time  :D), OH learned and did a fair few at college, luckily our sow was hand reared and is very quiet, don't think shes been AI'ed before tho?
I'm rather excited about it!  ;D
Danielle  :pig: :love:

Title: Re: Any tips for AI?
Post by: Hilarysmum on November 20, 2009, 06:25:50 pm

 ;D

Title: Re: Any tips for AI?
Post by: Pigglewiggle on November 22, 2009, 10:05:25 pm

 Hi Danielle,

 Hope it goes well, may be in touch for a few tips in a few months time.

  Debbie

Title: Re: Any tips for AI?
Post by: daniellestocks on November 22, 2009, 10:15:21 pm

Went very smoothly, i mite have a go myself next time, she was as quiet as a mouse, stood still and ate her food  :pig: :love: :pig: ;D

Title: Re: Any tips for AI?
Post by: Hilarysmum on November 23, 2009, 07:07:44 am

Patter of many trotters in 3 months 3 weeks and 2 days time then.....

Title: Re: Any tips for AI?
Post by: The Relic on November 25, 2009, 08:52:49 pm

has anyone tried AI using diagrams from the net. im thinking about having a go myself (never done it before) would/has anyone tried it successfully.

Title: Re: Any tips for AI?
Post by: little blue on November 25, 2009, 10:08:03 pm

buy Dec issue of 'country smallholder' for AI pigs, (not read it yet, only the front cover!)

Title: Re: Any tips for AI?
Post by: Carol Knights on November 27, 2009, 07:07:37 pm

 A bit late now but I do have a tip. Look at pigsinfrance.com, Simon, who did A.I. for 25 years in the U.K. before moving to France, has written a brilliant article with photos about A.I. it's accessible from the website . If you follow his advice you can't fail. 
I do use A.I. and have successfully bred a new boar and some gilts for my herd and that saves me taking the risk of buying in other stock with all the associated risks.
Good luck !! ;D