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<blockquote data-quote="504RP" data-source="post: 1684290" data-attributes="member: 40335"><p>Ask my vet what % sperm count should I exspect from a potential replacement Bull. Vet said at least 85 %</p><p></p><p>Told the vet I want to have the bull sperm count, motility, morphology, testicles circumference everything checked out.</p><p></p><p>The vet said there wasn't any vet around here that was going to do a morphology test because that requires dieing the test slide. Anything outside of a sperm count is not important according to him. That's the impression I get.</p><p></p><p>This vet is the only vet i have ever used to do a BSE and the only thing I have ever seen him do is take a semen sample and look at the sperm. And when i say looking at the sperm that is only to see what percent is alive.</p><p></p><p>That don't included checking the sperm for defects, bent tails, detached heads, motility which all is as bad if not worse than low sperm count.</p><p></p><p>I wasn't aware of what all is involved in doing a BSE until I started researching it myself.</p><p></p><p>The last couple BSE I had this vet do he didn't palpate the bull to check its prostate gland or clean feces out of the rectum so that the electrojac could make contact. This last time he didn't even have enough lube to cover the electrojac before inserting it.</p><p></p><p>The bull never extended its penis so that it could be checked for a torn prepuce or other possible injuries. In order to get the bull to extend sometimes the electrojac has to be repositioned to make contact.</p><p></p><p>As far as just looking over the bull's gate, eye's, body condition. My vet doesn't pay any attention what so ever to thoes things.</p><p></p><p>Is it just my vet that does a BSE like this or does anyone else's vet do it this way too ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="504RP, post: 1684290, member: 40335"] Ask my vet what % sperm count should I exspect from a potential replacement Bull. Vet said at least 85 % Told the vet I want to have the bull sperm count, motility, morphology, testicles circumference everything checked out. The vet said there wasn't any vet around here that was going to do a morphology test because that requires dieing the test slide. Anything outside of a sperm count is not important according to him. That's the impression I get. This vet is the only vet i have ever used to do a BSE and the only thing I have ever seen him do is take a semen sample and look at the sperm. And when i say looking at the sperm that is only to see what percent is alive. That don't included checking the sperm for defects, bent tails, detached heads, motility which all is as bad if not worse than low sperm count. I wasn't aware of what all is involved in doing a BSE until I started researching it myself. The last couple BSE I had this vet do he didn't palpate the bull to check its prostate gland or clean feces out of the rectum so that the electrojac could make contact. This last time he didn't even have enough lube to cover the electrojac before inserting it. The bull never extended its penis so that it could be checked for a torn prepuce or other possible injuries. In order to get the bull to extend sometimes the electrojac has to be repositioned to make contact. As far as just looking over the bull's gate, eye's, body condition. My vet doesn't pay any attention what so ever to thoes things. Is it just my vet that does a BSE like this or does anyone else's vet do it this way too ? [/QUOTE]
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