Can somebody tell me about the AKC view on using frozen semen for breeding beagles.
Drawbacks if any etc...?
Expense?
Shipping hounds is around $200 for beagle one way. I would think the artificial insemination would be the safest and most practical way to go. I noticed one breeder offering frozen semen.
Frozen Semen
Moderators: Pike Ridge Beagles, Aaron Bartlett
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ( Fresh chilled semen) THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM FROZEN SEMEN.... THE ADVANTAGE OF THE ( Fresh chilled semen) TO STUD WITH IS WHEN A GUY IN TEXAS WANTS TO BREED HIS FEMALE TO MY STUD DOG FT CH THREEJAYS JACKS ACE HERE IN OHIO HE DOES NOT HAVE TO SEND HER TO OHIO BY AIR LINES THIS SAVES HIM MONEY HERE IS A BREAK DOWN OF MONEY HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO SEND HIS FEMALE TO OHIO... AIR LINE VET. CHECK UP $ 25.00 BRUCELLOSIS TEST $ 25.00 AIR LINE BILL ONE WAY $ 200.00 AIR LINE BILL BACK $ 200.00 GAS AND TIME TO THE AIR PORT 2 TIMES $ 25.00 ??? GRAND TOTAL OF $ 475.00--- $ 500.00 THEN MY STUD FEE ON SHIPPED DOGS $ 250.00 GRAND TOTAL $ 750.00 THIS MAY BE A ROUGH ESTIMATE EACH SITUATION MAY DIFFER OR THE ..( Fresh chilled semen SENT TO HIM . I TAKE MY STUD DOG TO THE VET HE GETS THE SEMEN FROM MY MALE THEN MIXES IT INTO THE SPECIAL SOLUTION, PUTS IT INTO THE SPECIAL PACKAGE AND SENDS THE PACKAGE NEXT DAY AIR TO THE VET IN TEXAS.. HE DOES NOT HAVE TO GET THE FEMALE BRUCELLOSIS TESTED BECAUSE SHE WILL NEVER TOUCH MY MALE, NO AIR LINE BILLS TO SHIP THE FEMALE TWICE NO RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO THE AIR PORT BY BOTH PARTIES... COST BREAK DOWN ON FRESH CHILLED SEMEN SHIPPED----- $ 300.00 STUD FEE THIS COVERS MY VET CHARGE TO REMOVE THE SEMEN... NEXT DAY AIR ON PACKAGE TO YOUR VET. $ 50.00 --- --- VET BILLS ON YOUR END ???? $ 75.00 TO A & I THE FEMALE ALSO TESTS ON THE FEMALE TO MAKE SURE YOU BREED HER ON THE CORRECT DAY ???? $ 75.00 GRAND TOTAL OF $ 500.00 THIS MAY BE A ROUGH ESTIMATE EACH SITUATION MAY DIFFER SO THE TOTAL BREAK DOWN ON COSTS IS $ 250.00 SAVINGS IN YOUR POCKET TO BREAD TO THE MALE YOU WANT TO AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FLYING YOUR GREAT FEMALE !!!!!!! YOU CAN GET AKC PAPERS FROM THIS SYSTEM IT JUST TAKES A SPECIAL FORM TO FILL OUT BY YOUR VET AND MINE !!!! I KNOW OF A VET IN KENTUCKY THAT HAS DONE THIS 8 TIMES AND HAS 8 LITTERS OF PUPS !!!!! MIKE BELLAMY http://WWW.BEAGLES.NET ALL OUT KENNELS
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mike when breeding your dog naturally what would you say was an average conception rate ? pete
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SO FAR ON ACE HE HAS A 100 % CONCEPTION RATE !!!!!!! THE REASON I PUT THIS IN THE LAST POST WAS THE ((((( FROZEN))))) SEMEN DID NOT HAVE A VERY GOOD conception rate !!!! WHEN DONE CORECTLY THE ((((FRESH CHILLED SEMEN))))) DOES !!!!! http://WWW.BEAGLES.NET