On special training for correct deposition of semen.
The semen volume used in AI has been reduced during recent years from 1.0-1.2 ml with fluid semen to 0.5 ml with medium straws and to 0.25 ml with ministraws. According correct deposition has become more important. Low fertility results attained by some technicians is often due to failure of precision in deposition. A special insemination syringe "Romeo" has been constructed in order to observe and correct this factor in the field work. The syringe can be fixed in the cervix after it is placed in the supposedly correct position. An instructor can then check the position, and there can be a dialogue about mistakes between instructor and technician. The instrument can also be used in the same way for training on slaughter animals of technicians who have repeatedly placed the brand mark of the ordinary searing syringe wrongly.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D005260:Female; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*