THAWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE VDL FROZEN SEMEN
MATERIALS
MEASURING CAN (MAX 2 LTR CAP) WITH WIDE NECK WITH WATER
( TEMP=37 DEGREE. C )
THERMOMETER
STOP WATCH
PAIR OF SCISSORS
PAIR OF FINE PLIERS
LIQUID NITROGEN CONTAINER CONTAINING A CANISTER WITH A GOBLET AND VISOTUBE WITH ONE DOSE OF INSEMINATION
15 ML TUBES
20 ML SYRINGES
INSEMINATION PIPETTE
THAWING PROCEDURE
HAVE THE MARE READY FOR INSEMINATION
PLACE THE LIQUID NITROGEN CONTAINER AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE MEASURING CAN
TAKE ONE STRAW OUT OF THE VISOTUBE WITH THE PAIR OF PLIERS AND PUT IT QUICKLY INTO THE 37 DEGREE WATER IN THE MEASURING CAN,
UPRIGHT WITH THE SEALED SIDE UP (WITH THERMOMETER IN THE MEASURING CAN)
PUT THE STRAWS IN ONE AFTER ANOTHER INTO MEASURING CAN (NOT AT THE SAME TIME)
START THE STOP WATCH AFTER THE LAST STRAW
TAKE THE STRAWS OUT AFTER 30 SECONDS
DRY THEM VERY WELL
CUT THE SEALED SIDE AND PUT THE STRAW UPSIDE DOWN IN A 15 ML PRE-WARMED TUBE (37 DEGREE C)
CUT THE OTHER SIDE OFF AND THE THE STRAW WILL EMPTY ITSELF INSIDE THE THE PRE-WARMED TUBE
EMPTY THE OTHER STRAWS IN THE SAME WAY
FILL THE INSEMINATION PIPETTE BY INTRODUCING THE PIPETTE INTO THE PRE-WARMED TUBE AND SUCKING THE SEMEN INTO THE PIPETTE
INSEMINATE THE MARE IMMEDIATELY. BE SURE TO INSEMINATE THE MARE AT THE RIGHT MOMENT (WITHIN 6 HOURS OF OVULATION)
WARNING: DO NOT EXPOSE FROZEN SEMEN FOR LONGER THAN 8 SECONDS AND HAVE ALL MATERIALS VERY CLEAN OR STERILIZED
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