Hi John. Since the inception of artificial insemination......my last 18 litters have gone down this path. The results have occurred in a personal averaged of 6.59 pups per litter...ABOVE THE AUSTRALIAN AVERAGE (which I'll come too in a minute). May I also add (touchwood) that I've NEVER had a "Miss" since turning to this "State of the art", technology. Within these litters I've produced Group finalist, Feature, FFA, Greyhound of the Year & City winners. I'm yet to produce a Group winner but I'm closing in I believe...with a little luck. You can "Bitch" all you like John about STUDMASTERS making money through semen splits. You can "Bitch" all you like about paying VETS 5 / $600 dollars for a serves that compliments A.I. But you can not ignore the results. I've got extensive stats at hand that say the REVERSE of what your saying. For example (& this is just a slice of the pie) & over JUST the last 20 years, the average litter size in Australia is 6.286852193. Australian sires (when added together) produce - 6.279892819 pups per litter. Import sires (when added together) produce - 6.370004297 pups per litter. Yes the imported sire actually produces more but the quality they leave...I'll keep for another story one day. 20 years ago I was driving the legendary cars...The X2 HR holden & HJ Monaro (wish I still had both) :-( Today I'm driving a new Holden Commodore. I love ALL those cars equally, but I know which one is the safest, reliable, most comfortable & up todate of them all. The same goes with the breeding of a greyhound or any other bred today. I say move with the times John. I understand your probably on a pension & you've gotta make ends meet, but its the way to go IMO. Regards........Steve.
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