Re: [Alpacasite] Re: Breeding Maidens (again)

John,

Why would it be necessary to have a vet check and see if a maiden is
reproductively ready, clean and prepared to breed? To ensure that the
female is healthy and reproductively sound - of course!

As far as having experiences with intact hymens in maidens I am not a
good person to answer this question since we have only bred 7 maidens in
our seven years and only one was found to have had an intact hymen (or
at least partially intact - I can't say since I did not do the exam - my
vet did). This maiden was found to be clean, had a mature follicle and
took on the first breeding. She delivered a healthy cria 11 months later
and has been rebreed each year since then with no complications.

As far as to whether intact hymens are heritable I suspect that we know
far too little as of today to postulate such a theory and as such it is
pure speculation on our part. But if it is found to be heritable I would
certainly encourage breeders to breed against such a trait.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Tim Wilson
Sterling Forrest Alpacas
Chagrin Falls, OH

gatewayfarm wrote:

>--- In Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com, Tim Wilson <tpwilson2@a...> wrote:
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>>checking and breaking a hymen, if found, to be standard procedure on
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>Why should this be necessary in a healthy, reproductively sound
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>And a follow up for those experiencing these issues with intact hymens
>- Is this a heritable trait? If so, I would think that this would be
>something we would want to very strongly select against, especially if
>we are trying to breed production animals.
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>John Merrell
>Gateway Farm Alpacas
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