Transcervical artificial insemination in the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1998)17:53.3.CO;2-0 The research was undertaken to develop a successful nonsurgical procedure for artificially inseminating ferrets. A fiberoptic endoscope used in conjunction with a specially designed speculum and catheter permitted cervical catheterization and intrauterine insemination. Sperm were collected from the cauda epididymides of 10 discarded breeder males; the number of sperm in diluted samples used […]