EP1048273A1 - Support for a receptacle for artificial insemination of pigs - Google Patents

Support for a receptacle for artificial insemination of pigs Download PDF

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EP1048273A1
EP1048273A1 EP98955583A EP98955583A EP1048273A1 EP 1048273 A1 EP1048273 A1 EP 1048273A1 EP 98955583 A EP98955583 A EP 98955583A EP 98955583 A EP98955583 A EP 98955583A EP 1048273 A1 EP1048273 A1 EP 1048273A1
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Santiago Martin Rillo
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61D—VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
    • A61D19/00—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation
    • A61D19/02—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation for artificial insemination
    • A61D19/027—Devices for injecting semen into animals, e.g. syringes, guns, probes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61D—VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
    • A61D19/00—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation
    • A61D19/02—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation for artificial insemination
    • A61D19/027—Devices for injecting semen into animals, e.g. syringes, guns, probes
    • A61D19/028—Supporting means thereof, e.g. saddles or belts

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  • This invention refers to a support to keep the semen container receptacle stable during the operation of artificially inseminating a sow, leaving the operator's hands free, so that he only has to perform a task of surveillance, thus achieving a substantial saving in labour, which considerably increases output, especially on farms with a large number of daily inseminations.
  • the support improves insemination conditions from the animal's standpoint by stimulating it and reducing reflux during and after insemination and, therefore, improving the reproductive results obtained by the inseminator
  • the insemination conditions also largely depend on the degree of stimulation of the sow, which is stimulated in natural mating on the one hand by detecting the smell of the boar and on the other by the latter's body load during copulation.
  • the first stimulus is replaced by spraying the sow's snout with pheromone, while for the second the operator sometimes resorts to his own weight on the sow's body, which complicates the insemination process even further
  • insemination straps which are secured to the sow's body like a belt and possess devices to hold the semen container during the insemination phase in a raised inverted position after coupling to the catheter, but this solution does not overcome the problem of body load on the sow's body for stimulation purposes, so that the immobilisation reflex is much weaker and, in addition, the operator has to enter the sow's pen in order to fit this belt, which involves a considerable loss of time on farms with a large number of animals
  • said support takes the form of a kind of saddlebag of an appropriate size to fit snugly over the sow's back, a saddlebag provided with two side pouches designed to hold appropriate and suitably balanced counterweights, which may range, for instance, from 8 Kg to 15 Kg in all, a saddlebag intended to be positioned on the sow's lumbar area, on which the boar normally supports itself in natural mating.
  • counterweights may in practice take the form of discs of any appropriate material, which are housed in the respective pouches with a thick layer of padding material placed in between so that, besides softening its impact on the sow's body, it contributes to the animal's comfort during insemination.
  • three straps branch out from the middle area of the back edge of the saddlebag belts and come together at their free rear end, where they terminate in a fastener, preferably of the "velchro" type, to secure the container holding the dose of semen, with the result that the special arrangement of these three straps and the tendency towards linearity of the catheter due to elastic recovery cause this container to adopt a raised and perfectly centred position in respect of the vertical, longitudinal and medial plane of the sow's body
  • the saddlebag constituting the support proposed by this invention offers a series of advantages that may be summarised essentially in the following aspects
  • the support proposed takes the form of a kind of saddlebag in which a wide intermediate band (1) is defined, of a strong material, such as canvas for instance, with no possibility of harming the animal, at each end of which there are attached the pouches or saddlebags proper (2-2'), provided with closing overlaps (3) in order to secure the weight, fixable in said closing position by any conventional means, as, for example, by means of "velchro" type ribbon cling fasteners, said pouches (2-2') being intended to hold in their interior respective counterweights (4), preferably in disc form, determining in every case the most suitable load depending on whether the sow is nulliparous or multiparous, said counterweights (4) being housed within a thick layer of padding material (5), which has the evident purpose of distributing the load where it rests on the body of the sow
  • this intermediate band (1) and specifically to its rear edge, there are attached by means of seams three strips or straps (6), one perfectly centred middle one and another two symmetrical side ones, which converge towards their rear end (7), where they receive and secure a ring that opens (8), preferable taking the form of a "velchro" type ribbon cling fastening, sewn in the middle at the confluence (7) between the three straps (6), said strap (8) being of a suitable length to be able to gird the container (9) holding the dose of semen with same
  • the flexible nature of the catheter (10) and the plurality and symmetry of the straps (6) cause the container (9) to adopt a raised, laterally centred and perfectly stable position, which assures optimal insemination conditions

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EP98955583A 1997-11-26 1998-11-25 Support for a receptacle for artificial insemination of pigs Withdrawn EP1048273A1 (en)

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ES9703090U 1997-11-26
ES9703090U ES1038880Y (es) 1997-11-26 1997-11-26 Soporte de envase para inseminacion artificial de ganado porcino.
PCT/ES1998/000321 WO1999026557A1 (es) 1997-11-26 1998-11-25 Soporte de envase para inseminacion artificial de ganado porcino

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WO2005082318A1 (en) * 2004-02-27 2005-09-09 Impian Technologies Limited Veterinary apparatus and method of use

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FR2798279B1 (fr) * 1999-09-13 2001-12-07 Imv Technologies Dispositif d'insemination artificielle, notamment pour la reproduction des porcs

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DK171072B1 (da) * 1991-08-09 1996-05-28 Unitron Scandinavia A S Indretning til brug ved kunstig inseminering af et husdyr
FR2720929B1 (fr) * 1994-06-09 1996-10-11 Gestion Engineering Et Dispositif d'insémination artificielle par gravité, notamment pour truie.
US5690060A (en) * 1995-10-23 1997-11-25 Dumoulin; Patrick E. Belt for self-insemination of sows

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WO2005082318A1 (en) * 2004-02-27 2005-09-09 Impian Technologies Limited Veterinary apparatus and method of use

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