Reproductive Services
Semen Management in Naples, FL
Advanced canine semen management services—including CASA evaluation, freezing, storage, and worldwide transport, to preserve and extend your stud’s genetic legacy.
Semen Management
Dr. Deirdre Carver-Raffa, a board certified Theriogenologist, is recognized by the Zoetis Corporation as an approved semen freezing center at the Town and Country Animal Hospital in Naples, Florida.
Dr. Carver-Raffa has the proven capabilities to run the entire semen management process from on-site collection through computer assisted sperm analysis (CASA), chilling, freezing, DNA testing, on-site temporary storage, off-site long term storage and safe shipment to any destination in the world.
She employs state-of-the-art computer assisted sperm analysis (CASA), semen processing, digital x-ray, ultrasound and rigid endoscopic technologies within a fully equipped reproductive laboratory.
Many breeders employ the storage of frozen semen to facilitate:
- Preservation of valuable genetics beyond the life of an animal
- Availability of semen for insemination even though the stud is physically unavailable
- Breeding at optimum times
- Access to a wider genetic pool over long distances within the United States and internationally