Preliminary results of non-surgical intra-uterine insemination of sheep with thawed frozen semen.
Non-surgical intra-uterine insemination was achieved in 70 of 97 ewes (72%). Of the 70 ewes in which intra-uterine thawed semen was deposited, a total of 50 ewes (71%) conceived. Routine use of this technique is not at present foreseen due to the complicated and time consuming nature of the procedure.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005615:Freezing; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D012662:Semen Preservation; D012756:Sheep; D014599:Uterus