Bladen County is considered the mother county of North Carolina because of the 100 counties in North Carolina, 55 of them at one point belonged to Bladen County. It is also the fourth largest county in North Carolina.
1 For every attempt at artificial insemination, the patient will be charged anywhere from $275 to as much as $550. 2  The total cost for most patients will be between $3,000 and $6,500 without any type of insurance. Before artificial insemination even begins, a consultation will be required. 2  During this consultation, they will make sure that the patient is a qualified candidate for the procedure. 3  For every attempt, experts state that the success rate hovers around 20 percent.
The artificial insemination procedure is very precise and requires the elephant to stand relatively still. First, a specially designed balloon catheter is inserted into the urogenital canal and guided up to the pelvic rim.aving offspring and raising them in proper family units is absolutely intrinsic to an elephantâs natural life cycle. One only need spend a few minutes watching an elephant mother with her calf to understand how natural and important this process is to the social and mental well-being of elephants.