B4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8,1981
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I have two sows that I would like
to have artificially bred. We live in
Berks County and have had no luck
in finding anyone who knows how
to artificially inseminate hogs. Can
you help us find such a service?
Warren P. Baker
Bethel
Dr. Trayer comments:
The industry of artificial in
semination in swine is not as ad
vanced or well developed as it is in
dairy and beef cattle for several
reasons
First, the industry is fairly new
when compared to the dairy and
beef industry.
Secondly, there is a lack of
skilled, experienced AI technicians
available.
Thirdly, results from AI have
been varied in different swine
operations and situations, so that
AI is not advancing as rapidly as it
has in the dairy and beef in
dustries
One of the primary problems
appears to be with the variability
in conception and litters farrowed
from AI services, compared to
natural services in the swine in
dustry Whether this is related to
the aforementioned areas or some
other reproductive fact we haven’t
identified is unknown.
Various individuals feel strongly
one way or the other about AI and
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its application in the swine in
dustry. Those who have excellent
or good results feel very strongly
for its use and, of course, those
with poor results feel the other
way.
This is not to say the idea of AI in
swine is not a valid one. From a
health standpoint alone, it is an
excellent idea Because one of the
major areas for potential in
troduction of undesired disease
into the herd is through the ad
dition of replacement or different
male lines, usually only a few
animals are added One or two, or
six or ten can jeopardize the whole
operation.
AI, along with reducing health
problems, is one way to achieve
the same advantages that the
dairy and beef industries have
enjoyed the more rapid
distribution of a superior genetic
potential thoughout the country by
the use of AI than would be
possible with natural service.
Concerning an individual who
offers thes A.I. services on a
routine basis, there is no one that I
know of that breeds sows for hog
producers privately. You might
also want to get in touch with one of
the large AI services that deals in
frozen semen.
Although I do not endorse one
company over the other, an ar
tificial insemination company that
advertises fairly often in trade
journals is International Boar
Semen. Their address and phone
number is: P O. Box 538, Eldora,
lowa, 50627,800/247-7877.
I think the idea of not main
taining a boar for two animals is
excellent. However, if these are
gilts, you may have a hard time in
getting good conception or even
good signs that they’re in heat to
know when to breed them. Proper
heat observation is essential for a
successful artificial insemination
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