Dairy Cow Shortage Increases Single Sex Semen Demand

AUSTRALIA - The shortage of dairy cows in the national herd has pushed demand for single sex semen to an all-time high.

24 July 2007

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Used in artificial insemination, the semen has been treated to remove most of the male chromosomes and has a 90 per cent chance of producing a female.

Brad Aitken, from 21st Century Genetics, says with higher milk prices and an improved outlook, enquires have jumped four-fold.

"We've found the interest to be unprecedented really," he said.

Source: ABC Online