[AlpacaTalk] Re: fertility issues

 

Heather,

In a recent talk by Dr. Tibary, he mentioned that in his view, fraternal twins are "caused" by where the dam is in her cycle. Since one follicle is growing while the other is already mature/post mature, it is possible to catch the dam where both are available for fertilization.

So maybe it's worth trying to track her progesterone or do ultrasounds to see where she is in her follicle development prior to a breeding?

Cheers,

Dani

Dani McKenzie & Hovey Moore
Longbottom Meadows
Roy, WA
360-400-0348
http://www.longbottommeadows.com/

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@...> wrote:
>
> Ok. So I have this girl, who I got specifically to breed to my dark
> rose grey boy. She has now had 3 abortions in a row, of twins. Three
> times twins! All three have been aborted at the end of the 1st
> trimester. She barely noticed. This time it was 80 days or so, and I
> haven't had time to examine them yet, but the two little sacs are
> only maybe 2-3" across. The little embryo/fetus is smaller than that,
> obviously...
>
> No need for condolences, Really.
>
> It's just aggravating. I really love this girl for her bloodlines and
> that she's true black that throws true black when bred to white and
> fawn, every time. But I am about out of hope that she'll ever carry a
> singleton to term. What to do? I haven't contacted her previous
> owners yet. But there doesn't appear to be any evidence of infection
> or any problem conceiving. She just has twins, every time I've bred
> her! One of those times it was to a black boy, not my rose grey, so
> the sire can't be a probably cause.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Heather
>
> Heather Zeleny
> White Lotus Alpacas
> Oregon
>
> Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
> http://www.whitelotusalpacas.com
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlpacaTalk/join
>

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