Carl took most of these pictures and talked to the tank maintenance guy, so he supplied much of the information in this post!
Mandy came into heat recently, and it was time to breed her... so Regina took care of AI'ing her:
The picture isn't great zoomed in, but...
Remember that information for later in this post...
Mandy came into heat recently, and it was time to breed her... so Regina took care of AI'ing her:
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| Mandy ready for breeding |
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| She was waiting patiently... |
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| Regina preparing to AI |
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| AI |
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| A straw with identification information on it |
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| It says "Oliver P" |
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| and "7JE1219" |
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| The cryogenic storage container (tank) where the straws are stored |
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| Regina keeps track of which bull's semen is in which compartment of the tank. |
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| I think this is a "cane" of multiple straws |
A few days later, the guy came to refill the refrigerant (liquid nitrogen) in the tank and to bring straws for Regina.
Carl took some pictures of the information about the bulls from the Select Sires catalog:
http://my.selectsires.com/public/bullpage?animalidentifier=7JE1219&Language=ENG
Remember this information was on the straw pictured above?
Carl took some pictures of the information about the bulls from the Select Sires catalog:
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| This was the bull that Regina bred Mandy to |
Remember this information was on the straw pictured above?
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| A previous user of the tank had dropped some straws into the bottom which made it difficult to store straws in the tank - so the maintenance guy was trying to "fish" the loose ones out. |
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| Retrieving the straws from his storage tank that Regina wanted to purchase. |
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| Replacing the canes with the straws for Regina into her tank |
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| Then he filled the tank with liquid nitrogen |
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| The guy comes about every 4 months to fill the tank to ensure that it stays at the proper temperature - around -330F! |
It was interesting to be here during this process of the farm operation!
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