Artificial insemination on natural and induced heat/Senegal

After 20 years of practice in Senegal AI should no longer be a national campaign affair but rather an everyday activity depending on demand. The democratisation of AI will only be effective when each breeder can benefit from this biotechnology in due course and by his own means. The study reveals that within the framework of the project the cost of AI on induced heat is 35867FCFA against 22715FCFA for AI on natural heat. However outside the project the cost of AI on natural heat is 20305FCFA which represents a saving of 15562FCFA and 43.4% of the cost of AI on induced heat. Economically AI on natural heat is better provided that the intervention zone of each inseminator is circumscribed within a 15 km radius. It is also essential that the farmer agrees to invest more time in heat detection.