Correction – Select Sires Sexed Semen Conception

Andy VanceDairy Business, Genetics

A few days ago I heralded Select Sires new lab for producing sexed semen.  I misspoke when reporting the conception rates for this new technology:  in virgin heifer, producers utilizing Select’s GenderSELECTed semen will find conception rates typically 75% of typical, not 75% less than normal as I previously reported.  In other words, if you use the sexed semen and your normal conception rate is 60%, you can expect roughly 45% conception with the sexed semen product.  The rest of the story is accurate.  Thanks for Mel at Select for pointing out the error.