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Assisted
Reproduction Using a Flat Pack with a Foam Catheter |
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Good lighting is essential for mating |
Collect semen and catheters. Store in semen cooler at 17°C |
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Boar exposure one on one (or small group) |
Boar stimulation in saliva – within 1 metre |
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Check signs of standing reflex within 30 seconds on meeting boar |
Ensure vulva clean If vulva dirty clean carefully. Do not enter |
Ideally wear clean gloves |
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Mix semen in flat pack. Collect catheter. Push end through single sleeve. Leave clean sleeve on catheter |
Open and attach flat pack to the end of the catheter |
Catheter gel not necessary in sow in oestrus. Gilts generally necessary |
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Part vulval lips |
Insert catheter straight into vulva |
Do not insert in a downwards angle to avoid entering bladder |
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Push up to end of cervix |
Withdrawal slightly and then reinsert. There should slight resistance towards pulling back |
Fill catheter with semen by applying light pressure on the flat pack |
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Allow sow to draw semen into reproductive tract |
Once flat pack empty, remove from catheter |
Fold catheter back using holes in flat pack to hold in place |
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Remove catheter and mark mated sow |
Mating must be completed within 10 minutes of presence of boar |
Dispose of catheter and flat pack cleanly |
