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- Apr 8, 2009
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Rusty if a straw of semen isn't allowed in an auction because it can not meet a breed or species standard then so be it , it's simply no good and it shouldn't be sold PERIOD. You surely wouldn't want auctions to allow the sale of dead animals would you ? If a breed or species standard can not be met by a straw of semen then it's somehow classified as unable to produce an offspring under normal conditions then in my opinion it's no different than a dead animal , it's a dead straw . To me if there can't be a breed standard somehow set for the whitetail deer industry then theres something wrong going on . When I looked up semen quality in some of my old college materials (and yes they're old ) it states that for any species therefore ,it is possible to to set up average standards for which semen will result in a pregnancy under normal conditions . Why should the deer industry be any different . Why should there be any added on costs ? Every vet or technician collecting semen can tell it's quality if he knows what he/she is doing .