Actually, that's pretty normal in veterinary/animal production. My husband works in swine production and he says if you want to really to see something, go to a boar stud- an artifical insemination lab for swine. Do you know how they capture wild animals to expand the gene pool or breed animals in captivity (i.e., zoos)? Makes you a bit more appreciative of the process when you order a steak or a chop...

One of my most vivid memories of hanging out with one of my buddies on his ranch was watching the vet preg test when I was about 8 years old.

There were the heifers, all lined up in a nice row, and the doc slipped on a shoulder-length plastic glove.

I wondered why he was putting on a glove that big, but I didn't have to wonder for too long.

I wish I could adequately describe the "squishing" sound, as plastic glove met bovine fundament.

There was the doc, up to is armpit in cow, with a studious look on his face, then he would pronounce "open" if the heifer wasn't pregnant.

Then, he was on to the next victim.

I also got the giggles thinking of this episode when the Spousal Unit was pregnant with the Eldest child, but I'd probably better not go into that.

I am so completely at a loss for how to respond to this.

That might be for the best.

Yeah, I'm thinking so...