International Canine Semen
Bank-Grass Valley is owned by
Bridgett Higginbotham,
RVT. Bridgett has owned this business
since 2000. Located
in the beautiful foothills in Grass Valley,
California, we have mobile
labs at several AKC licensed shows
around California, and
some surrounding states. In addition to the
shows, we offer clinics
for canine semen collection, freezing and
storage in Grass Valley.
Also included in our services are: Artificial
inseminations, assistance
with surgical implants ( we have several
veterinarians we work
with), collection and shipping of fresh chilled
semen, progesterone testing
and timing for bitches and ultrasound
for pregnancy.
We also have supplies
available for sale for all your reproduction
needs, including AKC DNA
kits!
Bridgett has been a licensed
veterinary technician for the last 20 years
and was working in veterinary
hospitals in Grass Valley until she started
the ICSB franchise.
Even as a veterinary technician in a hospital setting,
she always had a special
interest in reproduction and studied all the
semen freezing techniques
and timing protocols. Other
accomplishments to her
credit include:
Beckett Award winners, Mother Superior award winners. |
ICSB Grass Valley utilizes
the technologies developed by Prof. Carrol
Platz, of ICSB Oregon.
Through 30 years of research, Prof. Platz has
successfully developed
this technique for collection, evaluation and
freezing of canine semen.
Litters have been produced from frozen
semen that has been stored
for 34 years prior to thawing, a world
record, and insemination
at ICSB! Under his direction, this research
continues and provides
the dog breeder with the most successful
program available using
fresh, fresh chilled, and frozen canine
semen and artificial insemination.
As a full service mobile
laboratory, ICSB Grass Valley offers
the following convenient
services:
dog breeder's kennel, veterinary clinics, and dog shows. paternity testing. breeding needs. |
We also offer fresh
cooled extended semen kits for transporting
your semen. This technique
allows the bitch owner the convenience
and safety of having semen
shipped directly to them instead of
shipping their bitch to
the stud dog.
Another first for ICSB!
Research exclusive to ICSB
has provided us with a successful
program for the recovery,
freezing and artificial insemination of
canine sperm cells from
the testes of dogs that have died
or have been neutered.
ICSB Grass Valley works
closely with your veterinarian and all of our
services are, of course,
confidential. Call or email for more information!
All employees of ICSB Grass
Valley are well versed in the dog world.
Our staff of veterinarians,
reproduction technicians and reproduction
support staff include
dog breeders, AKC judges and members of the
Theriogeniology Society
for canine reproduction. We have recently
added to our staff, Dr
Michelle Capen, a member of the
Theriogenology Society.
Dr Capen is excited to
be working with our breeders and clients and
brings a new level of
excellence to the services we offer. In addition to
our regular services,
we now offer Transcervical implants, surgical
implants, ultrasounds
for diagnostics and pregnancy confirmation,
full reproduction evaluation
and work ups, both on stud dogs and bitches.
We are totally dog friendly
and understand your needs are very
important to you. They
are to us too! We hope you find all the
information you need on
our site, if you have any questions please
do not hesitate to contact
us, or stop by and get acquainted!
International
Canine Semen Bank-Grass Valley
ICSB-Grass Valley, Inc
Bridgett Higginbotham,
RVT
PO BOX 741
Cedar Ridge, CA 95924
530-273-9123..Office phone
530-273-9128..fax
530-913-4957..cell
info@icsbgrassvalley.com