Comparative evaluation of the cost and efficiency of four types of sexing methods for the production of dairy female calves

• Main Authors: Tomoko OBUCHI (Author), Masahiro OSADA (Author), Takeyuki OZAWA (Author), Hiroshi NAKAGAWA (Author), Michiko HAYASHI (Author), Kiyoshi AKIYAMA (Author), Nobutada SAKAGAMI (Author), Ryotaro MIURA (Author), Masaya GESHI (Author), Hitoshi USHIJIMA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the economic benefits of different embryo sexing methods, based on the cost per female dairy calf produced. Female calves were produced from four kinds of female embryos: (1) those collected from superstimulated donors at 7-8 days after artificial ins...