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Higher conception rates with sexed semen compared to conventional has given one West Sussex ice cream producer the confidence to use it across cows and heifers and thus breed the very best replacements possible.
A sexed and beef strategy is here to stay at Owler Hall Farm, Cheshire, where the team has witnessed conception rates to first service of 61% with sexed semen and higher value beef animals.
Paul Ingham of Laneside Farm believes the technique he employs of using SexedULTRA 4M semen, in combination with genomic testing, is highly relevant to all pure-bred Jersey herds which rear their own replacements.
Using genomic testing to identify the best replacements and serving them to sexed semen is helping increase selection pressure and drive genetic gain on one Anglesey farm.
Technological advances have brought conception rates from sexed semen in line with, or even above, conventional semen, which makes it increasingly relevant to block calving systems, says Cogent.
Ben Goulding has been a reproductive specialist with Cogent for one-and-a-half years. We visited him in the South West to find out what a typical day in the job entails.
Beef from dairy herds is becoming a vital source of income for dairy units, which makes the development of male beef sexed semen an exciting step forward.
Staffing changes in the midst of the breeding period and aspirations of herd expansion prompted Somerset farmer Rodney Down to approach Cogent Breeding for a helping hand with fertility management.
With herd expansion underway at Lower Alston Farm, Lancashire, adopting a sexed and beef strategy is proving successful for building quality replacements.
The genetic index that predicts dairy cattle lifespan has been revamped to make it more accurate and indicate longevity in additional days rather than lactations.
For over 100 year the Alvis family have been farming in the Redhill area of Somerset’s Mendip hills. It all started back in 1952, when John Alvis’s father and uncle, John and Sam Alvis, joined forces to make cheese from their own dairy.
Cogent says it provides the largest range of top quality genetics, designed to suit a variety of different individual farming systems. With SexedULTRA 4M the company believes it has the leading sexed semen product on the market with improved conception rates, allowing the strategic use of sexed semen on milking cows.