Use of sexed semen to increase the number of heifer calves
Sexed semen is an innovative technology that allows the predetermination of calf sex with about 90% reliability. However, uptake has been hindered by lower conception rates, higher costs and limited availability of both semen and sires. Greater utilisation of sexed semen can help improve the efficacy of both dairy and beef production, increase farm profitability, and help improve the environmental sustainability of cattle production.
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Contribution detail info
R4D
Resilience For Dairy
- Location
- Europe
- Authors
- EN - Kate McCarthy
- DK - Ole Ulloriaq Lønberg-Jensen
- FR - Sylvain Hennart
- SL - Marija Klopcic
- Purpose
- Education/Training
- Communication
- Dissemination
- File type
- Document
- File size
- 332 kB
- Created on
- 30-06-2024
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- R4D
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Keywords
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