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Because I can, I let them do everything.


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They spin it down first? So I would say they sperm bank needs to do it.

Wild West Bulldogs

I think that the place doing the freezing and storing would need to collect themselves, or at least it be done on-site. They have to verify the dog's microchip, see his DNA & registration papers, verify ownership and verify he is free from Brucellosis (negative test less than 6 months old). If I were the Vet or Tech doing the freezing, I wouldn't want to leave any part of the process to chance.

The vet w/ the frozen storage does the collection, freezing and storage...at least around here as we have only one ICG vet in area I believe. He doesn't want anything to go wrong and the freezing part is done very precisely. He doesn't care if I do my own regular AI's or collections ... only is particular about freezing semen. And there is a small charge for storage per year or month.


Lorraine
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a lot of breeders use the ICSB (International Canine Semen Bank) and they set up a booth at several shows a year so that you can have your dog collected when you're there. Since you want to have the freshest collection possible and maintain the viability of the sperm it's best to have it done where they can collect, evaluate, and do the processing right at one time (you're already losing some of the quality in the freezing process and you want to keep this to a minimum). They evaluate the semen after the collection and divide it into vials based on the volume & sperm count--with the average collection producing about 2-5 vials (1 vial per insemination). It costs around $300 for the initial collection & first year's storage fees for up to 4 vials--each additional vials is $50. The yearly storage fee is $60 for up to 30 vials, and additional collections for the same dog are $200 (includes collection, eval & freezing). They print out a report and send to you which tells how many vials were made from the collection and the viability after thawing, etc.

ICSB also offers a cryo-kit that you can use to do your own collections for freezing--you add the semen to their cryo-kit media, put it into the kit and ship it back to their main office (in Oregon) where it is evaluated & frozen.

There website is: www.ik9sb.com if you want to check it out

I wasn't able to thank everyone last night, because I wasn't able to post. Anyway, thanks again!

Michelle, Helen, Penny, Spanky and Faye pup