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Southern Veterinary Services, Inc. (SVS) |
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Dr. Bychawski and Dr. Stewart performing
laparoscopic AI on our meat goats. Goal is to kid 90 does bred to our
best wether-making sire, Schafer Farms’ Top Button, within 5 days of each
other for more uniform-sized wethers for our June 5, 2006, wether sale. |
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Dr Stewart during lap AI procedure
inside his self-contained surgery suite and laboratory. |
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We feel extremely fortunate to be able
to utilize the combined expertise of Dr. Bychawski and Dr. Stewart and the
latest reproductive technology. We expect 70%-80% success rate with this
laparoscopic procedure. |
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Schafer Farms is a busy place on embryo
day. We have a team of workers, each trained in his/her specific job.
Each person contributes to the success of our program. In this picture we
are performing pre-surgery anesthesia and prepping of the recipient doe. |
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Dr. Bychawski and Dr. Stewart in the
process of flushing embryos from a boer goat donor. |
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Dr John Crawford |
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Dr. John Crawford is injecting normal saline to flush
embryos from a donor into a catch container. Sterile procedure is an
important part of the success of this procedure. |
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Dr. Crawford viewing
the reproductive tract through his laparoscope. |
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Dr John Crawford a native of
New Zealand gained his veterinary degree from New Zealand’s Massey
University in 1988. After 13 years in clinical practice he moved into the
field of artificial breeding in ruminants with Premier Genetics in 2001
under the training of Dr Eddie Dixon, a pioneer of the commercial
application of embryo transfer. Dr Crawford gained his Texas practising
license in 2004 and travels not only Texas but the entire USA undertaking
embryo transfer programs for both goat and sheep breeders.
Premier Genetics NZ Ltd
played a significant part in the initial importation of Boer goat embryos
into USA back in the early 1990’s and has maintained this involvement in
the local industry to this day. |
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Preparing goats for
surgery
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A very important part of the embryo program is
excellent record keeping. Accurate records are a top priority in our ET
programs.
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