Brief Description
Artificial insemination (AI) is one of the agency’s banner services rendered nationwide in villages by trained private village-based AI technicians (VBAITs) as well as technicians of local government units (LGUs), DA-Regional Field Offices (DA-RFO) and PCC regional centers.
AI is a reproductive tool used to produce animals with better productivity for milk and meat, without disregard for draft power through harnessing superior genetic materials of dairy buffalo breed. The strategy is to cross the native swamp buffaloes with the dairy breed following a sustained backcrossing to at least four generations to produce animals with milk and meat producing potentials equivalent to the purebred dairy parents.
Service Standard
The PCC trains VBAITs to provide AI services in the community with a fee, which is based on the existing price acceptable in the locality (ranges from Php300-Php1,000). In places, where there is no trained VBAIT or LGU AI technician, the conduct of AI in the villages is usually based on the schedules agreed upon during the annual planning activities of PCC and the LGUs. However, there are cases when requests outside of the annual plan come in. For those coming from the LGUs, processing of request is completed within 3-7 days. For “on-call A.I.” (usually in areas that are at close proximity to the centers) that is based on natural estrus, processing of request usually takes only 30 minutes to one hour. The actual conduct of A.I. takes around 1 to 2 hours, including travel time (for natural estrus), and 3 to 4 days (for synchronized estrus). Take note that estrus synchronization/artificial insemination (ES/AI) scheme is conducted only on a case-to-case basis and not a regular activity of the center.
Procedure
A. Upon LGU Request
| STEPS | REQUIREMENTS | RESPONSIBLE OFFICE/PERSON | PROCESSING TIME (No. of Days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Receive request for AI | Letter of request | Center AI Coordinator/Extension | As it comes |
| 2. Approve request | Response letter | Center Director | 1 |
| 3. Schedule the AI activity | Center AI Coordinator/Extension | 1 | |
| 4. Inform/remind the LGU about the AI schedule | Letter or other means of communication | Center AI Coordinator/Extension | 1 (phone) 2 (personal coordination) 5 (mail) |
| TOTAL | 3-7 days | ||
B. On-call AI
| STEPS | REQUIREMENTS | RESPONSIBLE OFFICE/PERSON | PROCESSING TIME (No. of Days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Receive request for AI | Phone call or actual visit to PCC |
Center AI Coordinator/Extension | 15-30 minutes |
| 2. Analyze estrus status by conducting interview with the owner | Response letter | AI Technician | 15-30 minutes |
| 3. Schedule the AI activity with the MAO-LGU and / or concerned barangay | Letter informing the MAO-LGU or other means of communication | Center AI Coordinator | 2 days |
| 4. Inform/remind the LGU about the AI schedule | Letter or other means of communication | Laboratory Staff/ Laboratory In-charge | 1 day (phone)
2 days (personal coordination) 1-2 weeks (mail) |
| TOTAL | 30 minutes to one hour | ||
