The document provides an overview of Absolute Swine Insemination Co.'s (ASIC) presentation on optimizing breeding protocols. It recommends timing breedings based on days since weaning to maximize conception rates. ASIC's protocols involve heat detecting sows twice daily and breeding with an initial delay followed by a second breeding 8 hours later, with the length of the initial delay varying based on days since weaning. Graphs and analyses show ASIC's methods provide better coverage of ovulation compared to other common breeding protocols. The document also provides instructions on using ASIC's profit spreadsheet tool to evaluate the financial impacts of improved conception rates.

1. Welcome to ASIC’s latest presentation.
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2. About The Company…

3. Absolute Swine Insemination Co., LLC (ASIC)
 ASIC focuses on increasing farmer’s profits through new technologies
and on farm efficiencies. Our goal is quite simply to make you money!
 Established in 2003, ASIC currently sells its patented technology in 20+
countries. Farms from around the world are appreciating higher
conception rates, higher farrowing rates, and higher born live numbers.
 ASIC’s technology not only provides additional profits through increased
efficiencies, the technology also pays for itself in most countries simply
from a labor savings standpoint.

4. Over the past few years, ASIC has completed enormous
amounts of studies and gathering of data with both academia
and commercial farms. ASIC compiled these results, information
and knowledge, and then arranged them all together in this
website
.
Please take the time to review all information…
 A very comprehensive tutorial on our Spreadsheet
 Thorough explanation of ASIC’s recommended timing protocols
with animated charts which will show the efficiency of our
methods.

5. This is how our “patented” membrane works its way
through your animal’s cervix…
Here we are gently opening a pathway by herniating at
the point of obstruction…
Once we are safely past the blockage, we continue our journey to the
uterus… When the membrane is fully deployed, the semen is deposited directly into
the uterus and all the way directly into UTJ!

6. A dye solution injected using AbsoluteTM
catheter/pipette
immediately before slaughtering a parity 4 sow; picture
was taken 10 minutes after service.
Complete semen distribution in the uterus and all the way to the
utero tubal junction (UTJ)!

7. A dye solution deposited by a traditional/cervical pipette
immediately before slaughtering.
Only minimal horn penetration! Most dye remained in the cervix
and uterus.

8. Insemination Timing Suggestions

9. Many studies conducted by renowned experts in the field
confirm that, the shorter the weaning-to-estrus interval
(WOI), the longer and later the ovulation period. This
means that sows coming into heat earlier (post weaning),
will ovulate later and longer.
Days After Weaning
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

10. The following slides are meant to offer graphical
explanations of the previous statements. They also offer
a definitive proof of the effectiveness of our
recommended breeding protocol.

11. The vertical bar denotes the duration of estrus in Hours.

12. The horizontal bar represents the day “strong” standing
heat is observed after weaning. This is what we are
looking for when we perform heat detection. It is
important to take note of the weaning dates so we can
count properly.
Days After Weaning

13. The combined total of the pink and purple bars represent the
average duration of estrus of sows (in hours) in relation to the
number of days after weaning.
The purple section represents the average time of ovulation.
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

14. We can now see that sows coming into heat 3 days after
weaning will ovulate later and will have longer ovulation
periods compared to days 4-9. Both estrus and ovulation
cycles become shorter as the days after weaning become
greater.
Days After Weaning
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

15. Twice per day:
Since the interval between heat detections is about 12
hours, we use the 6 hour line to indicate the average mean
duration of heat for the group of sows.
Days After Weaning
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

16. Once per day:
Since the interval between heat detections is about 24
hours, we use the 12 hour line to indicate the average
mean duration of heat for the group of sows…
Days After Weaning
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

17. Knowing when ovulation occurs is very important since
breeding too early or too late will cause us to miss
ovulation. This can negatively affect conception rates
and litter-size; but how can we determine when the sow
will ovulate?

18. Proper heat detection (recommended twice daily) is where we
look for signs of “strong” standing heat which will help us
determine WHEN the sow will ovulate.

19. After knowing when sows ovulate, when is the best or proper time to
breed then?
An effective breeding schedule should be set up on an animal by animal
basis , individualized in such a way that an adequate amount of semen is
delivered to the UTJ just before ovulation occurs. This would allow the
sperm to be released, capacitate, and be fertile at the right time. Not all
animals ovulate at the same time!
Breeding too early causes majority of the sperm to die before the egg cells
are released; resulting in very low conception.
Breeding too late may cause you to miss the ovulation cycle completely, or
only fertilize a few egg cells; hence producing small litters.

20. This slide shows the efficiency of our recommended
timing and how two inseminations overlap ovulation. It
represents our suggested delay(s) for the first service at
24, 12, or 0 hours and a repeat insemination 8 hours
later.
Days After Weaning
Days After Weaning
Second Insemination
First Insemination
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

21. On days 3 & 4 (after weaning), we delay our first service
by 24 hours and follow up with a second dose 8-12 hours
later.
Days After Weaning
Second Insemination
First Insemination
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

22. On days 5 & 6 (after weaning), we delay our first service
by 12 hours and follow up with a second dose 8-12 hours
later.
Days After Weaning
Second Insemination
First Insemination
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

23. On days 7-9, gilts, and repeats, we delay our first service
only long enough for the animals to relax from the boar
exposure during heat detection (let them go into
refractory heat); then we then follow up with a second
service 8-12 hours later.
Days After Weaning
Second Insemination
First Insemination
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

24. In summary, our recommended timing protocols are
combine proper heat detection with the recognition of
weaning-to-estrus intervals (WOI). Following them will
effectively deliver semen at the best time for a successful
breeding program.
Days After Weaning
Second Insemination
First Insemination
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

25. Proper timing with an 8 hour repeat,
using ONCE per day heat detection.
Days After Weaning
Second Insemination
First Insemination
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

26. 24 hour initial delay on 3 & 4 day animals,
heat detecting only ONCE per day.
Days After Weaning
Second Insemination
First Insemination
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

27. 12 hour initial delay on 5 & 6 day animals,
heat detecting only ONCE per day.
Days After Weaning
Second Insemination
First Insemination
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

28. 0 hour initial delay on 7-8-9 day animals,
heat detecting only ONCE per day.
Days After Weaning
Second Insemination
First Insemination
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

29. Proper timing with 8 hour repeat,
using ONCE per day heat detection. (Animated)
Days After Weaning
Second Insemination
First Insemination
Avg. Duration of Ovulation
Avg. Duration of Estrus

30. The following slides compare “our” recommended timing
protocols to “common” AI/breeding schedules of farms
throughout the world; and also show the difference
between once per day and twice per day heat detection.
Days After Weaning
ONCE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Days After Weaning
TWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
We have overlaid insemination bars that denote the following:
EXCELLENT chance
of conception!
MARGINAL 50%
chance of success.
VERY POOR! A
waste of semen.
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus

31. Days After Weaning
ONCE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 0 DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
O hour initial delay with 8 hour repeat,
once per day heat detection
TWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

32. Immediate insemination with 8 hour repeat,
twice per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
TWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 0 DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

33. Immediate insemination with a 24 hour repeat,
once per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
ONCE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 0 DELAY WITH 24 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

34. Immediate insemination with a 24 hour repeat,
twice per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
TWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 0 DELAY WITH 24 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

35. 12 hour initial delay with 8 hour repeat,
once per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
ONCE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 12 HR. DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

36. 12 hour initial delay with 8 hour repeat,
twice per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
TWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 12 HR. DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

37. 12 hour initial delay with 24 hour repeat,
once per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
ONCE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 12 HR. DELAY WITH 24 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

38. 12 hour initial delay with 24 hour repeat,
twice per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
TWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 12 HR. DELAY WITH 24 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

39. 24 hour initial delay with 8 hour repeat,
once per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
ONCE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 24 HR. DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

40. 24 hour initial delay with 8 hour repeat,
twice per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
TWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 24 HR. DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

41. 24 hour initial delay with a 24 hour repeat,
once per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
ONCE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 24 HR. DELAY WITH 24 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

42. 24 hour initial delay with a 24 hour repeat,
twice per day heat detection
Days After Weaning
TWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, 24 HR. DELAY WITH 24 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

43. Perfect heat detection (impossible to achieve but fun to
look at); immediate insemination with an 8 hour repeat.
Days After Weaning
PERFECT HEAT DETECTION, 0 DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEATTWICE A DAY HEAT DETECTION, PROPER DELAY WITH 8 HR. REPEAT
Second
Insemination
First
Insemination
Avg. Duration of
OvulationAvg. Duration of
Estrus
Days After Weaning

44. SUMMARY FOR THIS SECTION
ASIC’s Suggested Timing Protocols
• ASIC’s protocols are based on dry days post weaning.
• ASIC’s protocols allow for individualized and accurate timing on an animal
by animal basis.
• ASIC’s methods are customized for the Absolute™ technology and are not
“always” suitable for traditional catheters.
• ASIC’s protocols are proven to work! Please try to incorporate them in
your farm; you will most likely NOT be disappointed…
• If you disagree with our methods, try it your way; but come back to this
section if you do not get the desired results.

45. Spreadsheet Tutorial

46. After we’ve realized the improvements in conception,
farrowing and litter-size, how can we evaluate the
financial impact of these improvements?
Moreover, how can we justify the “high” cost of using AbsoluteTM
technology? Is it truly worth it?
The question is not “can we afford to use Absolute?” rather, “can you afford
NOT to use it?”
ASIC has put together a spreadsheet that will help determine the financial
equivalent of these improvements.
This section will guide you through the whole process of using the “Profit
Spreadsheet”.

47. When you open our Profit Spreadsheet, it will be blank
except for our default inputs of 1 minute per ASIC
insemination's, 1 employee needed, and 2 inseminations
per animal. These can be changed any time if you like...
Click Picture to Open Spreadsheet

48. Your first step should be to fill in the top section and
enter your farm’s current information; number of
animals, average farrowing %, live born, profit per animal
sold, etc. Note: Use “your” local currency… All currencies work as long as they
are not intermixed.
Click Picture to Open Spreadsheet

49. Now, please add your current fixed costs such as pipette
cost, daily feed & housing per animal, and cost per dose
of semen.
Click Picture to Open Spreadsheet

50. Next, insert your labor figures. The pink boxes will be
filled in automatically based the information you have
put in so far.
This area is especially interesting!
Click Picture to Open Spreadsheet

51. Play around with the next boxes highlighted in yellow; again
the bottom pink boxes will fill in automatically.
Start with small increments and change them to see a
number of “what if” scenarios. We think you will be amazed!
Click Picture to Open Spreadsheet

52. The green boxes represent areas where our technology
can improve the profits in your operation. All formulas
are visible and editable in case you want to modify the
calculations and fine tune this tool further…
Click Picture to Open Spreadsheet

53. SUMMARY FOR THIS SECTION
Do you now better understand what our technology is all about?
It’s not about changing your breeding system (which sometimes we need to
modify a little), it is more about putting profits in your pocket at the end of
the year.
Very small improvements in farrowing and live born numbers
equate to enormous profits that you can use however you like! New truck,
upgrading facilities, children’s education and the like. It is YOUR money!

54. Thank you for watching ASIC’s latest presentation.
Click “Enter” to advance to the next slides, click “Backspace” to return to the previous slide, click “Pause” to pause
any areas that are set up with special timings. Click the “HOME” button to return to the Index page. To access
each section directly, click on the title.