inyati13":2ykli6ru said:
I am having trouble when I AI one heifer. She gets nervous and I cannot manipulate her cervix. dun and alisonb did suggest clitorial stimulation prior to insertion of the AI syringe. This helps relax the heifer.
On a more serious note then - Most young heifers need to be relaxed as they are obviously green to the whole AI thing, how to accomplish that is up to each individual. Some brush them, some massage the rectal tract or clitoris, some don't do a thing but the general idea is to get the animal calm and relaxed. Once the AI is completed and the pistolette removed, the clitoris is massaged for 10-15 seconds as this has proved to increase uterine contractions which in turn improves conception rate. I don't see anything funny about it nor do I see any harm in it, one is already 'artificially' inseminating the animal so to keep it as close to nature as possible makes all the sense in the world to me. Straws and time are expensive so to up conception rate is a priority.