ANSC 1100 Artificial Insemination
This course encompasses the artificial insemination techniques used in cattle. Students will become familiar with all artificial insemination tools, semen handling techniques, and will practice insemination on live cattle. This course will also cover general management practices for beef cattle operations including evaluation of reproductive health, heifer development, genetic selection, and nutritional needs of bovine females. (1 lect. 2 lab)
Major Topics
- Palpation and Artificial Insemination of Cattle
- Benefits of Artificial Insemination
- Reproductive Anatomy of the Bovine female
- Handling of Artificial Insemination Syringes and passing of syringes through the bovine reproductive tract
- Artificial Insemination equipment and suppliers
- Semen Handling Technique
- Genetic Selection using Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs), Ratios and Indices.
- Detection of and tools used to detect Estrus (heat) in cattle
- Estrous Synchronization techniques and protocols used to synchronize estrus.
- Heifer Development
- Nutritional Management of bovine females
- Body Condition Scoring (BCS) of cattle and BCS effects on reproduction
Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Explain the benefits of Artificial Insemination of beef cattle.
2. Demonstrate proper Artificial Insemination technique on cattle reproductive tracts.
3. Demonstrate proper Artificial Insemination technique on live cattle including "on target" deposition of semen.
4. Demonstrate proper semen handling technique.
5. Identify artificial insemination tools, heat detection aids and semen suppliers.
6. Describe and identify outward signs displayed by cattle during stages of estrus such as "standing heat" and determine timing of insemination.
7. Explain the use of Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs), ratios and indices in genetic selection.
8. Describe various techniques of synchronizing Estrous in cattle.
9 Describe the important aspects of heifer development, specifically nutritional and immunological.
10. Explain the importance of nutritional management of the bovine female to reproductive success.
11. Visually evaluate body condition and assign body condition scores (BCS) to live cattle.
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