What about "chilled semen"? Saandi ----- Original Message ----- From: Sarah Buyting To: shephken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; show list Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 3:39 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: was 'whelping', now 'surgical implants' Well, I'm a repro tech in the itty bitty place of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. We've been doing the frozen thing (implants, collections, shipping, etc.. etc..) for a few years now. Our success rate is currently at 85%, which is awesome. I think the usual average for frozen implants is around 70%. But, all could be great and you may still not get puppies. I tried frozen on my own bitch - couldn't ask for better progesterone timing, we knew the exact day her LH surge was and the exact time she ovulated, post thaw motility on the semen was 85% and she still didn't get pregnant. So, you have to remember that motility does not equal fertility. Best of luck, Sarah khylar_creek@xxxxxxxx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================