Preliminary Study of an Electro-Mechanical Artificial Insemination Device for Small Ruminants

Abstract

Artificial Insemination (AI) technique is used
worldwide in goats breeding, especially in intensive systems
reproduction control. AI is a low cost technique and simple to
perform, however the labor cost is steep since the need experts
are necessity. The immediate need to produce good profits in
goats production, has initiated a development and initialization of
an electro-mechanical artificial insemination device prototype for
goats is initially developed. This device is able to increase the
accuracy of semen deposited to the cervix by visualizing the os.
This is realized by a built-in circuit utilizing a PIC as its brain
and functions well as pre-programmed in the PIC. Furthermore,
a continuous use of this device could significantly reduce the
labor cost. However, since the operation time is relatively slow,
further improvements are required.