Overview When planning matings within your colony, consider the following for optimal reproductive success: Use males with excellent semen (use a theriogenologist to assess). Use broods with normal estrus (verify …
Herpes is an extremely common canine virus – most social dogs who meet and greet other dogs will get infected. High mortality in unborn and newborns resorption of the embryos abortion …
Semen evaluation and fertility assessment in a purebred dog breeding facility. Hesser A1, Darr C2, Gonzales K3, Power H3, Scanlan T2, Thompson J4, Love C4, Christensen B1, Meyers S5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27658745
Production Planning Production planning at its core is producing the right number of dogs, when they are needed, with the traits required (breed, sex, size, personality, health) to meet the …
The following resources are unaffiliated with the IWDR but contain great material for those seeking further reading materials. Dog Genetics 4.0: Evolution, Breeds, Breeding Strategies and Inbreeding – Laboratory of …
When inseminating with frozen semen, timing of the bitch is crucial, as the thawed sperm only live for a few hours at most. Generally two matings are done by transcervical …
Routine semen analyses and palpation of the testes and epididymi should be completed every three months at minimum. Ideally, a stud dog should be collected a few days prior to …
Natural Matings have the highest success for conception of all techniques available. Using an inexperienced stud for natural matings often requires “Sex Education” using a calm, experienced bitch in prime …
Small litter size is most commonly caused by inseminating at the wrong time. One would think that since sperm can live in the female vaginal tract for up to one …
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Use these quick links to navigate to each section of this article. Semen quality must be good for freezing | Main sperm defects in dogs | Which defects matter with …
Inbreeding Important issues for long-term management of a closed dog colony are Restricting the rate of increase of inbreeding Maintenance of genetic diversity Inbreeding is the mating among individuals related …
