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daniellestocks

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Nr Pickering, North Yorkshire
Any tips for AI?
« 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:

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: Any tips for AI?
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2009, 06:25:50 pm »
 ;D
« Last Edit: November 25, 2009, 04:31:53 pm by Hilarysmum »

Pigglewiggle

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • North Yorkshire
    • RoseCroft Rare Breeds
Re: Any tips for AI?
« Reply #2 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

daniellestocks

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Nr Pickering, North Yorkshire
Re: Any tips for AI?
« Reply #3 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

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: Any tips for AI?
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2009, 07:07:44 am »
Patter of many trotters in 3 months 3 weeks and 2 days time then.....

The Relic

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • County Down
Re: Any tips for AI?
« Reply #5 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.

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Any tips for AI?
« Reply #6 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!)
Little Blue

Carol Knights

  • Joined Feb 2008
Re: Any tips for AI?
« Reply #7 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
Carol Knights
alsafarm.com

 

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