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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Blinkers on June 10, 2012, 12:24:38 pm
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Having toyed with the idea of buying a doppler for the last couple of years, I've decided to now invest in one. I'm looking at the Agritech Doppler but wonder if anyone has any experience or feedback on such an item and most of all, are they easy to use.
Thanks all. :wave:
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I think Liz (Tudful Tamworths) has one - she'll be along soon with info ;)
I have to admit I've been thinking about the same myself - but they seem really expensive when you can get a human version for around £40, which has had me wondering........ ::)
Surely, if it's the same frequency of probe it'll do the same thing ? Okay, it'll probably be very girly looking (since they're aimed at expectant mums) and maybe not waterproof (but most pigs are happy to come inside for a bit ;) ) but apart from that I reckon it's bound to be basically the same thing - after all they both measure uterine 'noise', just different species. Plus, I've got to admit I'd struggle to get £££'s together for the Rototek one, but could probably find £40 quite easily to try the other ones ;) ;D
Will be watching with interest :thumbsup:
Karen
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£114 for waterproof ones :farmer:
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We have the Draminski detector, and whilst it takes a little getting used to to be able to scan quickly every time, it is really good.
HH -not sure about a human one, girly wombs are very different to piggy ones, and there are different detectors for various species, which are set at different frequencies. Having siad that when we consulted Draminski about whether the pig one would work for a dog, they were sceptical, but we scanned a friends dog just to see, and it came back positive which was right.
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Hi,
I'm currently 17 wks pregnant and we tried out our Agritech Doppler (bought for the pigs and alpaca!) on me at around 10 wks and it worked well, however on the same day we tried a human/maternity Doppler and couldn't get anything. Have only used the Agritech since and it's worked well on both the in-pig pigs and me, haven't bothered with the other since!
Steph
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Thanks for the feedback folks :thumbsup: Its the Agritech one I've been looking at and as SMarshall seems to have had such excellent success with it on both pigs and human :trophy: (congrats)...i think that's probably going to be the one for me.......just gotta make sure it pays for itself, but at least it'll take the guesswork out of things :fc:
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Yup, thanks Steph :thumbsup: And congratulations & good luck with the pregnancy :bouquet:
Saved me spending cash and being dissapointed ;)
Time to start saving then ::) ;D
Karen :wave:
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Yup, thanks Steph :thumbsup: And congratulations & good luck with the pregnancy :bouquet:
Saved me spending cash and being dissapointed ;)
Time to start saving then ::) ;D
Karen :wave:
Shame we're not closer together HH - we could have 'shared' it :wave:
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That would have been a great idea :thumbsup: You're not exactly just round the corner though ;) ;D
I appreciate the sentiment, thank you for that :-*
Karen :wave:
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were ur sows pregnant karen?
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Yup :thumbsup: But numpty here got the dates wrong ::) :innocent:
Another few weeks to go yet, but I'll keep you all updated ;)
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I happened to speak via email to the chap at 5M who sell the Agritech doppler and asked how difficult it is to understand what one is hearing!!! He's very kindly popped a CD with the sounds on it in the post for me so that I can get an idea....before purchasing. I thought that was rather good of him ...... although 400 quid is at stake here :innocent:
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Yup :thumbsup: But numpty here got the dates wrong ::) :innocent:
Another few weeks to go yet, but I'll keep you all updated ;)
thats good :wave: pepper caught me out as she never bagged up at all, just had an underline. dolly is in stable waiting ....she has little boobies so cant be far away!
they were natural service.... :innocent:
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Am I missing something? What is the point of a spending £400 on a pregnancy tester, if you know when the boar was in with the sow even if you don't see the deed being done you will have a fairly good idea when she is due. Seems to me to be money better spent elsewhere. :wave:
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I did think the same thing initially BB, but there's also the advantage of being able to use it during farrowing itself to determine if there are still piglets inside the sow, also in the case where you suspect miscarriage it can be used to confirm or not, as the case may be.
I agree though that if I had £400 'spare' I would probably spend it on something else ;)
Karen :wave:
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Ditto HH :) Also, we have visiting boars and our own boars go out visiting too and so to know for sure that a sow is in-pig prior to letting him go off on his travels etc would be very helpful, especially as I have a sow that I had down as due last weekend but no-show. She still looks in-pig but was unwell for 24 hours about 4 weeks ago.....so I could be wasting my time having her in the farrowing shed....and also wasting time not having her re-running with a boar. Lots of plus signs to having a Doppler and we have 5 sows to keep a check on :thumbsup:
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Yeay - :pig: :pig: :pig: Have just tried out the Doppler on one of my Berkshires who has been running with my boar for 6 weeks.....and .....she's in-pig :thumbsup: . Definate 'sounds' to be heard which I couldn't hear on the Middle White............who is in the dog house cos she's definately NOT in-pig (dang and blast it), BUT at least I know I haven't wasted my money on this piece of kit ;D .
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Oooo, glad to hear it's working (even if your MW's not ;) ) I suppose since I have 8 breeding gilts/sows I'd better start saving ::) It does sound like I'd get a fair bit of use from it (being so darned picky and impatient about things ;) ) Whart's the earliest it will give an accurate result ?
If you ever fancy a trip to Scotland Blinkers, bring your doppler and I'll give you B&B in return for a wee shot of it :eyelashes: ;D ;D ;)
Karen :wave:
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Hi HH - oooooo, would love to take you up on that offer :eyelashes: ..... but at the moment a tad difficult getting away for more than a few hours ::) .
The doppler can detect a positive pig pregnancy from as early as 16 days after service :o . However I didn't see the boar serve the sow, so decided to wait for 6 weeks and then test it. The good thing is, you can't get a false positive reading .... so if you hear the 'sounds' it a definate :thumbsup: :thumbsup: