Kathy Creighton-Smith - 1377 Red Rock Road - Chinook, MT 59523
Office: 406-357-2504 - Fax: 406-357-3505 - Kathy's Cell: 406-949-2505 - Email: etcows@mtintouch.net
Office: 406-357-2504 - Fax: 406-357-3505 - Kathy's Cell: 406-949-2505 - Email: etcows@mtintouch.net
Copyright 2009 - All Rights Reserved - Site Design by Montana Grafix
Kathy Creighton-Smith
Royce Verploegen, Manager
1377 Red Rock Road
Chinook, MT 59523
Office: 406-357-2504
Fax: 406-357-3505
Kathy's Cell: 406-949-2505
Email: etcows@mtintouch.net
Royce Verploegen, Manager
1377 Red Rock Road
Chinook, MT 59523
Office: 406-357-2504
Fax: 406-357-3505
Kathy's Cell: 406-949-2505
Email: etcows@mtintouch.net
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Information
Recipient Handling and Care
to Maximize the Pregnancy Rate from Non-surgical Embryo Transfer
All the work that goes into embryo transfer (shots, semen, handling schedules, and time) is all lost if the recipients do not become pregnant. That makes the recipients the most critical part of a successful embryo transfer. And that means you are the key to making the recipients workable.
To make your recipients workable, you must do all of the following things:
Body Condition Score - Recipients should be a Body Condition Score of 5 or greater and should be on the gain.
Nutrition - Recipients should be receiving adequate grain and good roughage daily. Vitamin and selenium levels should be high. There should be clean and pollution free water for the recipients to drink.
Herd Health - work with your veterinarian to ensure your recipients are vaccinated appropriately for your area.
Synchronization Schedule - Follow directions carefully. Call if you are uncertain of the directions. Watch for heats for at least 15 minutes (4) times daily and record the recipients that stand to be ridden. Write the information down clearly as to which cows are seen in heat on which days. Only recipients that stand to be ridden should be listed as "in heat." It is difficult to observe heats in groups over 10 to 12 at one time. If larger groups are used, heat-checking time should be increased.
Flush Day - Recipients should be separated and moved to the area where they are to be implanted prior to the time of transferring the embryos. They should be provided protection from the weather. Cows with calves need to remain together.
Restraint - Unlike AI where the AI gun is passed just through the cervix, embryo transfer requires that the gun be passed 5 or more inches up the uterine horn on the side that ovulation occurred. This must be done without damaging the uterine wall. Recipients must be held still by close restraint so they cannot jump or move around while the transfer is taking place.
Best Recipients - The best recipients to use in this region are young (4-8 years old) sound cows. Cows nursing calves work well if they have adequate condition and are on the gain. They should also be far enough from calving (greater than 70 days) and cycling. Dry cows that were unable to get bred by a bull should be culled. Yearling heifers work well if they are mature, weigh at least 800 pounds, and are cycling well.
Recipient Handling and Care
to Maximize the Pregnancy Rate from Non-surgical Embryo Transfer
All the work that goes into embryo transfer (shots, semen, handling schedules, and time) is all lost if the recipients do not become pregnant. That makes the recipients the most critical part of a successful embryo transfer. And that means you are the key to making the recipients workable.
To make your recipients workable, you must do all of the following things:
Body Condition Score - Recipients should be a Body Condition Score of 5 or greater and should be on the gain.
Nutrition - Recipients should be receiving adequate grain and good roughage daily. Vitamin and selenium levels should be high. There should be clean and pollution free water for the recipients to drink.
Herd Health - work with your veterinarian to ensure your recipients are vaccinated appropriately for your area.
Synchronization Schedule - Follow directions carefully. Call if you are uncertain of the directions. Watch for heats for at least 15 minutes (4) times daily and record the recipients that stand to be ridden. Write the information down clearly as to which cows are seen in heat on which days. Only recipients that stand to be ridden should be listed as "in heat." It is difficult to observe heats in groups over 10 to 12 at one time. If larger groups are used, heat-checking time should be increased.
Flush Day - Recipients should be separated and moved to the area where they are to be implanted prior to the time of transferring the embryos. They should be provided protection from the weather. Cows with calves need to remain together.
Restraint - Unlike AI where the AI gun is passed just through the cervix, embryo transfer requires that the gun be passed 5 or more inches up the uterine horn on the side that ovulation occurred. This must be done without damaging the uterine wall. Recipients must be held still by close restraint so they cannot jump or move around while the transfer is taking place.
Best Recipients - The best recipients to use in this region are young (4-8 years old) sound cows. Cows nursing calves work well if they have adequate condition and are on the gain. They should also be far enough from calving (greater than 70 days) and cycling. Dry cows that were unable to get bred by a bull should be culled. Yearling heifers work well if they are mature, weigh at least 800 pounds, and are cycling well.
Kathy Creighton-Smith - 1377 Red Rock Road - Chinook, MT 59523
Office: 406-357-2504 - Fax: 406-357-3505 - Kathy's cell: 406-949-2505 - email: etcows@mtintouch.net
Office: 406-357-2504 - Fax: 406-357-3505 - Kathy's cell: 406-949-2505 - email: etcows@mtintouch.net
Copyright 2009 - All Rights Reserved - Site Design by Montana Grafix
Links
ET Tips & Info
American Embryo Transfer Association
International Embryo Transfer Society
Sites of Interest
Western Art
American Quarter Horse Association
National Cutting Horse Association
American Embryo Transfer Association
International Embryo Transfer Society
Sites of Interest
Western Art
American Quarter Horse Association
National Cutting Horse Association