From cow model to success model: A customer's report on “Henryetta”

“In our animal breeding and insemination center in Bydgoszcz, Poland, we have started our eco-courses of artificial insemination with Minitube's training cow model named “Henryetta” in October 2017. Since then, we have performed 70 trainings with 700 students, mostly farmers but we have also disciples of veterinary schools.

There are two parts during a course: the first part is a theoretical element on anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system in cows, on artificial insemination equipment and semen handling. Within the second part, it is practice time with the real reproductive tract and then the training model itself. Work with “Henryetta” shows students how hard is manipulate your hand when you cannot see it, trying to put the insemination gun inside the uterus. Trainers can support them in this because they see everything from the other side. Imitation of a pneumorectum in the training cow is also very helpful for trainees to understand the balloon effect in a real cow. 

All in all, training with “Henryetta” is a good solution when we have no possibilities to practice on living animals.”

Marietta Krakowiak, Stacja Hodowli i Unasieniania Zwierząt, Bydgoszcz, Poland
From cow model to success model: A customer's report on “Henryetta”