Benefits of sex-sorted semen Benefits of sex-sorted semen
Breeding is an important part of the animal husbandry industry. Advancements in sex-sorted semen technology and insemination technology have improved the efficiency of farms and animal husbandry in India. BAIF is at the forefront of the sex-sorted semen industry, providing small and large holding farmers with the resources needed for the breeding of cattle and buffalo in the country.
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Breeding is an important part of the animal husbandry industry. Advancements in sex-sorted semen technology and insemination technology have improved the efficiency of farms and animal husbandry in India. BAIF is at the forefront of the sex-sorted semen industry, providing small and large holding farmers with the resources needed for the breeding of cattle and buffalo in the country.
What is sex-sorted semen?
Sex sorted semen is the method by which farmers are able to secure semen that either contains the X chromosome or the Y chromosome. It empowers farmers to determine the sex of cattle from the time of insemination.
Male sperm contains the XY chromosome while female-producing sperm contains the XX chromosome. By carefully isolating the sperm that contains the X chromosome and Y chromosome, farmers are able to determine the sex of cattle or buffalo before they are born. By using the X chromosome-bearing sperm, farmers are able to maximize the production of female livestock in their farms.
How does sorted semen work?
In nature, conception happens because the X or Y chromosome sperm enters the ovum and fertilizes it. When an X chromosome sperm enters the ovum it combines to form the XX chromosome which results in the birth of female livestock. When the Y chromosome sperm enters the ovum, it fertilizes it to produce the male livestock.
What is the technology used for the production of sex-sorted semen?
Sex sorted semen is produced using the advanced technology known as flow cytometry. It segregates the X chromosome semen from the Y chromosome semen. The technology used for the production of sexed semen has been refined over the last two decades. The technology was first invented by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration of the USA) and was put to commercial use in the year 2001.
BAIF has been making use of sex-sorted semen technology for many years and is one of the foremost organizations in the production and sale of sexed semen.
What is the advantage of Sex-sorted semen?
The use of Sex-sorted semen offers a number of advantages in the dairy production industry. It increases the production efficiency of farms and offers a humane solution to the production of surplus unwanted male calves.
In India, female calves are used for the production of milk and male calves are used as drought or pack animals in the field of farming. Dairy farms need a higher number of female calves for the production of milk. Sexed semen allows farmers to determine the gender of the calves they need for their farms in advance. Sex-sorted semen solves the problem of the birth of surplus male calves in India.
Sex-sorted semen can be used for the production of more female calves that can later be further bred for growing the size of the herd. This leads to a faster rate of expansion of the herd. The use of cattle born from the same herd for reproduction reduces the bio-risk of introducing new cattle into the herd for the sake of reproduction.
The use of sex-sorted semen improves the rate of the growth of the herd, reduces biowaste, increases the efficiency of dairy farms, and improves the condition of animal welfare in farms.
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