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| From the Research Lab |
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After research and testing, our ICSB Main Office laboratory developed a new semen freezing medium for marine mammals.
. Professor Carrol Platz, Jr., Director of ICSB at ICSB-Oregon Main Office, working closely with our ICSB-Nevada center in Las Vegas (Dr. Dennis Arn, Director) and the Mirage Casino in Las Vegas (Mr. Mike Muraco) developed this semen freezing solution and procedure for freezing the semen from the Bottle-Nosed Dolphin. Testing of this solution proved it to be the most successful recipe available for the cryopreservation of this species of Dolphin. Dr. Arn and Mr. Muraco travelled to Holland to artificially inseminate two of the Dolphins at the Dolphinarium with the frozen semen. Interestingly, the method of determining the optimum time for the insemination in the female was very similar to the one we use in the canine. The result of this trip was two offspring resulting from artificial insemination of the frozen Dolphin semen that was collected at the Mirage Casino, then evaluated and frozen at Dr. Arn's ICSB-Nevada center. |
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We just wanted to clarify a little information from our last newsletter. Pellets are easier to handle than straws. The way it was worded in the April newsletter made it a little difficult to understand. |
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ICSB will be opening 2 new centers in Japan this spring. In May,Prof. Carrol Platz and Christina Platz will make a trip to Japan to begin training our new Wakayama Center. Japan has recently opened up their registry to allow imported semen. Japan should be an interesting country to watch in the coming years as ICSB's expansion throughout Japan continues to grow. | |
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LOOK FOR OUR LOGO- AS SEEN ABOVE (ICSB- International Canine Semen Bank)
We have recently had several of our clients letting us know that
another company was representing themselves as ICSB or stating that
they use ICSB recipes and techniques. Keep in mind that ICSB has
developed our own solutions for working with canine semen. These
recipes for these solutions are kept in a secure location away from our
laboratory and are inaccessible except for Professor Platz and his
successors. This solution being discussed is the media that sustains
life while in cryo-preservation. Not all solutions or medias are made
the same. Our research is ongoing and improvements to our solutions and
procedures change frequently. We have recently integrated new research
that was developed only months ago, that enhances older ICSB methods
and has proven to increase our long term storage recoveries. We are
proud to offer you an educated research staff that is continuing to
better your breeding program.
Please be sure to look for our logo, while there may be some alteration, it will always display a globe with "icsb" in the center. Make sure it is on all documents you sign and on the shirt of the collector at any show or clinic.
We do not solicite your business over the phone, through the mail or at shows. None of our representatives will ever approach you about moving your semen from another bank to ours. We will never offer to do it "cheaper" than the "other semen bank," that may happen to be at that particular show. Our prices have and always will remain consistent with the service we offer. We would rather work with you on a modest payment plan than to see you move your irreplaceable collections to an unproven company that may be "cheaper" in the short term. If you can not find an ICSB center that is convenient for storage please call our office at 503-663-7031. We will personally work with you on finding another company that suits you better. We have very good working relationships with many semen and storage banks all over the world, we would be happy to give you a recommendation for a proven and REPUTABLE company in your area.
Sincerely,
Director Prof. Carrol C. Platz
Co-Owners John and Christina Platz
ICSB-Oregon
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| More Shows!! |
 See you in Spokane!
We just added another show to our list! We are very excited to accommodate so many requests for us to be at the Spokane Kennel Club Show- May 23-25th. Please give us a call for an appointment. Listed below are a few of our upcoming shows.
May 23-25- Spokane Kennel Club Spokane, WA (Starting to book up so call ahead for appointments if you can!)
May 30-June 1- Reno Kennel Club Carson City, NV
May 31-June 1- Yakima Kennel Club Yakima, WA
June 13-15- Norcal Cluster Gridley, CA
June 22-24- Missoula Kennel Club- Missoula, MT(Starting to book up so call ahead for appointments if you can!)
June 27-29- Bell Vernon Kennel Association- Mt. Vernon, WA
June 27-29- Alaska Kennel Club- Anchorage, AK
July 18-20 Stumptown Portland, OR*
*Please note that Stumptown has also been added to our list! See you there!!
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| Litter of the Month!! |
AAAAHHHH....................Oh my goodness, I am so excited to open the mail and e-mails each day as we receive new adorable litter pictures. You all did not dissapoint! Keep sending them in! We may use some photos in the future from the last batch sent in, as it was so difficult to decide. The litter pictures may not be from a current litter, but we don't care as long as they were from frozen or fresh chilled semen using ICSB media and approved methods. We are also creating a new website that will allow us to change the pictures more routinely than once a month. Please feel free to forward our newsletter on to anyone else who might be interested in submitting a photo.
"Thanks for the good work you do at ICSB. You are helping to save this rare breed!" M
This month's photo was sent to us from Miriam Couto. The adorable Dandie Dinmont Terrier puppies are the result of semen collected and frozen by ICSB in 1998. There were 5 puppies in the litter born 10-28-07, but one had gone to it's new home before the photo was taken. Ch. Pennywise Kings Mtn. MVP X Ch.Clossongrey King's Mtn. Camila.
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| Staff Changes at ICSB. Please welcome Heather Mackintosh RVT from University of California-Davis. Heather graduated from UC-Davis with her Registered Veterinary Technician Degree and is a welcome addition to our staff. We would like to also wish Barbara Binder well in her new adventure in Reno, Nevada. While she is no longer at our ICSB-Oregon Main Office, she will be working with us, as our exclusive import/export specialist. Any questions regarding ICSB business, please contact ICSB-Oregon Main Office.
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We thank you so much for your support of ICSB and our programs and look forward to serving you for the next 40 years. Our staff members are here to assist with all phases of canine reproduction and overseas export and import. ICSB staff is trained exclusively in post graduate work by Professor Carrol C. Platz Jr. All of our technicians have graduated from and/or attended accredited Colleges and Universities that include:
University of California-Davis, Portland State University, Southern Oregon State University, Washington State University, Oregon State University, University of Maryland-Europe-Wurzberg, Germany, Portland Community College, University Technical Institute-Arizona and Midlands Technical College, Baylor College of Medicine-Houston, Texas A & M University and Oregon Health Sciences University.
Amoung these educated staff members are UC Davis graduate, Heather Mackintosh,Registered Veterinary Technician. Other extended certifications include but are not limited to Portland State University Graduate Christina Platz with post-grad certification in Canine Reproduction for Breeders.
Sincerely, ICSB-Oregon
The International Canine Semen Banks |
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