Specialized semen is supplied to stud farms. Suppliers of Genetic Material.
Every year, dairy cows across ZA are inseminated with R2m straws of semen from hundreds of different bulls. We went behind the scenes, to track the process from bull to AI straw.
Breeders Choice collects semen from more than 150 dairy bulls each year. We also travel the globe to find the best bulls and rely on a network of contacts and top-notch breeders to find potential stud animals and occasionally visiting shows and sales.
Most of the bull calves begin evaluation at under eight weeks of age. Hair samples are taken from the best breed examples for DNA testing, with an accurate prediction of its potential future performance available well before it reaches six months old.
