EQUIPMENT FOR SEMEN COLLECTION AND EVALUATION ARTIFICIAL VAGINAS

Equipment for Semen Collection and Evaluation

Artificial Vaginas & Collection

Colorado

Missouri

Common Items

Lubricant for AV

Detergent & Brush to wash AV

Bucket & liners: to wash stallion penis

Long gloves: collection

Exam gloves: wash penis

Thermometer: AV water temperature, waterbath temperature

Warming oven: keep collection bottles & graduated cylinders, tubes warm (37-40°C)

Graduated cylinders or beakers (glass or plastic)- 100 ml: to measure semen volume

50 ml conical tubes: Storage& Centrifugation of semen

Microscope (get the best you can afford!)

Heated stage

Microscope slide warmer

Waterbath (or dry plate)

Pipette or other liquid measuring device

Hemocytometer (& coverslips) to determine sperm concentration or densitometer (spectophotometer)

Equitainer or other semen shipper

* Table-top centrifuge

Microscope slides & coverslips

Small tubes with caps

Semen Extender: with or without antibiotics for cooling

WhirlPac bags, tubes or 50 cc plastic syringes for shipping semen (depend on system)

Cuvettes ( and fluid required) for densitometer

Tips for pipettes

Plastic or glass pipettes

* Semen Centrifugation media

* Semen support media for centrifugation

* For semen that needs to be concentrated (dilute ejaculates, freezing)