Anyone ever

[gberry]

used or heard of this device for AI?

http://www.pharos-usa.com/products/Others/PC8000_AI.htm

Couple of local guys are touting better conception with it.

 

[Sir Loin]

Never seen or used one but sight is always better then feel. I see no reason it shouldn't work. Except maybe for the mirror may fog up.
Their use of the word "gently" in the instructions kind of cracked me up. Have they never seen a real bull breed a cow? It is anything but gentle!

 

[JMichal]

cool if it works good. What is the cost?

 

[gberry]

The guy here says about $225. Says that conception improves 10-15%, but I can't find any info about that on the net. Offered to let me try one and I think I'm going to take him up on that, but still a few weeks away from breeding.

 

[JMichal]

Please let us know how it goes

 

[dun]

AI in goats is done visually. The advantage I see is that those of us with arthirits in the hands or those that are so inept that they can;t get a feel for what's going on would have an equal chance of success.

dun

 

[gberry]

AI in goats is done visually. The advantage I see is ... those that are so inept that they can;t get a feel for what's going on would have an equal chance of success.

dun

That's the main reason I'm interested in trying it although the claim is that it also helps you time your insemination better. My concern is how do you know the tip is through the cervix but not in a horn. I'm thinking of trying a hybrid technique at first to confirm the location of the gun before insemination.

 

[dun]

AI in goats is done visually. The advantage I see is ... those that are so inept that they can;t get a feel for what's going on would have an equal chance of success.

dun

That's the main reason I'm interested in trying it although the claim is that it also helps you time your insemination better. My concern is how do you know the tip is through the cervix but not in a horn. I'm thinking of trying a hybrid technique at first to confirm the location of the gun before insemination.

With goats we didn;t penetrate completely though the cervix. We passed 2 rings by feel and deposited the semen there.

dun

 

[dun]

It seems that without the ability to grasp the cerivix and manipulate it you would be pushing he the pipette through the cervix instead of threading the cervix over the pipette

dun

 

[gberry]

With goats we didn;t penetrate completely though the cervix. We passed 2 rings by feel and deposited the semen there.

dun

The guy who's recommending this says that you don't really need to check it, but I'm going to try to for the first few anyhow. My thought is that as a beginner, this may cut down significantly on the time it takes to get the straw into the cervix and thus make the whole process more efficient (and hopefully more effective)

 

[Northern Rancher]

Now that's funny stuff right there-can you spell GADGET LOL.

 

[uga.danny]

have you used this "thing" yet? I'm kinda curious to know how well it worked.