5.7

Artificial insemination

Level 3 - Extension Workers, Input & Service Providers

Introduction

1. You will learn about

2. Which way cattle breeding - Artificial Insemination (AI) or Natural Mating?

3. Advantages of AI

4. Successful Insemination

5. Bulls

6. Timing

7. Heat Detection

8. Records

9. Calving Card

10. Example of a Calving Card

11. Heat Detection Score Chart

12. Timing

13. Time to inseminate

14. Time to Inseminate

15. Separate the cow on heat from the rest

16. Monitor the cow

17. Avoid Stress

18. AI technician

19. Restrain the cow

20. After Insemination

21. Heat Detection Relative to Ovulation

22. Explaining the Biological events contributing to successful AI

23. Take Home message

24. Note