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Veterinarian Heidi Dube (left) performs laparoscopic artificial insemination on a Shetland ewe alongside owner Kylie Wasiuta.
Livestock, News

Shetland sheep breeders banking on AI

Producers hope U.K. genetics will diversify lines and provide better quality wool

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A group of Manitoba Shetland breeders hopes the next round of lambs will mark a new era for flock genetics. Three farms joined forces to give their operations a shot of U.K.-based bloodlines. Ewes underwent laparoscopic artificial insemination with imported semen in mid-December. A fourth farm is slated to receive lambs should the procedures prove
Manitoba’s swine genetics sector is hailing a relaxing of some federal regulations seen as outdated and unnecessary.
Hogs, Livestock

CFIA rules smooth path for AI facilities

Canada’s pig genetics industry is expecting big savings on time and money thanks to new rules on disease testing and isolation

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Boars going into a domestic-use semen centre won’t have to clear the same hurdles now that changes on disease testing and isolation periods have come into effect. Why it matters: Swine artificial insemination facilities that cater to domestic customers say new CFIA rules will reduce replacement times by weeks and save money due to less
a pregnant cow eating hay
Beef cattle, Livestock

Breed all the cows at one time

AI advances mean the technique might deserve a second look

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If your opinion of artificial insemination (AI) for the beef cattle herd is “been there, done that,” you may want to give it another look. New protocols and synchronization methods have eased the pressure. “There’s no question that fixed-time AI has got easier,” says Cliff Lamb, University of Florida animal scientist. That’s important for those
Hogs, Livestock

New breeding programs capture more genetic value

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Using top 15 per cent of boars in AI program could add nearly $550,000 per year in profits in a 10,000-sow production system

While artificial insemination (AI) in pigs has become almost universal in the worldwide swine industry, it has a number of disadvantages, according to Michael Dyck from the University of Alberta. Changes to the way in which boars are used and AI techniques utilized can capture the increased genetic potential of higher-index boars and add significant
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Tips on practical heat detection for AI programs

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When looking into any artificial insemination program, several goals must be kept in mind. Achieving pregnancies is of course the most important. Improving your genetic base is always a desire of any breeder whether you are a commercial operator or seedstock breeder. In order to be successful though, costs both for supplies and labour must
Beef cattle, Livestock

All boys or all girls?

Conception rates by AI are lower but being able to select the sex is a bonus

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Dairymen have been using it for years to get heifer-only calf crops; now beef producers are trying out sexed semen. Guy Johnston, of Shoreline Stock Farm near Eddystone, is the first in Manitoba to join the ranks of an estimated 200 beef producers in Canada using the new ar tificial insemination (AI) technology. For me,
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Horse VD imported into Canada

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Canada’s horse industry has been asked to halt imports of U. S. breeding stock, embryos and semen while inspectors check farms that may have used semen infected with an equine venereal disease. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Dec. 24 confirmed that farms in Ontario and Alberta received semen this spring from one of

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