Sales of sexed semen in US exceed conventional semen

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Published Mar 23, 2024

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In 2023, the United States saw a shift in the dairy cattle industry as more doses of sexed semen were sold than conventional semen, accounting for 54% of all straws sold. Despite this, the overall sales of dairy cattle semen have been on a downward trend for the fourth year in a row, with a 4% decrease in 2023. However, beef cattle semen sales saw an increase due to the 'beef on dairy' trend. Exports of semen also experienced an 8% drop, with China, Brazil, and the United Kingdom being the top buyers of American straws.

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For the first time, more doses of sexed semen have been sold in the United States than conventional semen. Of all straws sold from dairy cattle in 2023, just over half (54 percent) were sexed semen. A year earlier, that percentage was still 49 percent. This is evident from figures from the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB), which represents about 95 percent of the American AI industry. Dairy cattle market shrinks for the fourth year in a row In total, AI organizations in the US sold 15.5 million straws from dairy cattle last year. That is a decrease of 700,000 straws or 4 percent. It is the fourth year in a row that sales of semen from dairy cattle have shrunk. In four years, this market shrank by 3.7 million doses. Sales of beef cattle rose again to 9.4 million (+400,000). The growth was due to 'beef on dairy'. Sales of beef cattle teats for dairy cattle increased by almost 1 million doses, while sales of beef cattle teats for beef cattle actually decreased. Exports ...

Source: Veeteelt