Orders for sexed semen rocket
Posted on: 01/11/21
Several articles during the past three months in the New Zealand Dairy press confirm demand for sexed semen is rocketing with one firm claiming almost a doubling in demand from 110,000 last year to over 200,000 this.
The main driver is the ability to produce the next generation of heifers from your best and highest genetic cows in addition to reducing the number of unwanted male calves (Bobby calves)
Whilst the semen firms involved generally accept they achieve 90% conception rates this reduced rate is more than eclipsed by the improvement in genetic gain.