{"id":2813,"date":"2020-03-27T17:17:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T22:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genus-preprod.go-vip.net\/absglobal-gb\/?post_type=abs_testimonial&#038;p=2813"},"modified":"2020-09-10T08:00:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T13:00:30","slug":"nathan-pryor","status":"publish","type":"abs_testimonial","link":"https:\/\/www.absglobal.com\/za\/testimonials\/nathan-pryor\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Pryor, Cornwall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nathan Pryor milks 480 cross bred Jersey-Friesians on a once a day,\ngrazing based system. The herd is block calved and average annual yields stand\nat 4,000 litres a cow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sexed semen now plays an\nimportant role in reducing the number of unwanted dairy bull calves and\nrealising the genetic potential of Nathans herd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cTraditionally we have selected the top 50% of our cows and served them using conventional semen, with the rest served to beef and stock bulls then run with the heifers. I had looked into sexed semen in the past but was concerned about conception rates and couldn\u2019t find anything on the market that would provide the traits we are looking for as a more extensive, grazing-based system.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the introduction of suitable semen into the genetics\nmarket and having now taken part in the Arla sexed semen trial, Nathan is\nconvinced that using sexed semen will not only benefit the long-term\nperformance of his herd but solve the issue of unwanted dairy bull calves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe trialled using sexed semen in spring 2019 with good\nresults\u201d. Of the total 112 services that we carried out with Sexcel\u00ae,\nconception rates were 52%, which worked out at a relative conception rate of\n92%, compared to conventional. The results also highlighted the great potential\nof our heifers, with first lactation heifers served with Sexcel\u00ae\nachieving conception rates of 67%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe results clearly emphasised the potential of the younger animals in our herd and how good their fertility is. Going forward, we now plan on serving 100 of our bulling heifers with sexed semen, along with 160 of our earlier lactation cows between the first and third lactation. The later lactation cows will be served to beef, to produce a higher value, beef cross calf.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can really push genetic gains to produce well-rounded, robust cows and lift the overall performance of the herd \u2013 especially the bottom 25%. It also means that we are producing higher value beef calves rather than producing dairy bull calves, which is a big thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underline wp-block-heading\">Related Products<\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"\" class=\"alignwide section-wrapper section-wrapper-small-fluid block-product-slider\" data-magellan-target=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-section grid-x grid-margin-x small-up-1 medium-up-2 medium-large-up-3 show-for-medium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cell card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.absglobal.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2020\/07\/product-sexcel-2.jpg?w=1000&#038;resize=375,250\" alt=\"Image of medical devices\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title\">The South African Dairy Industry\u2019s Best Fertility Sexed Semen<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.absglobal.com\/za\/category\/sexed-semen\/\">sexed semen<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-description\">The Benefits of Using Sexed Semen, Sexcel\u00ae, on Your Dairy\u202f In a world where more is better,\u202fwhy should your sexed genetics in the South African Dairy Industry be any different?\u00a0Sexcel is the\u202fone result you can rely\u202fon\u202ffor getting more. 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