The business case for buying pregnant recipients with an embryo made with sexed semen
1. At Fire Sky Genetics we only make embryos with sexed semen from our top
bulls, despite the additional cost.
2. Ramsem (in Bloemfontein) claims a 92% success rate in achieving the sex of
choice.
3. As Fire Sky Ankole we guarantee the buyer of 5 or more pregnant recipients
an 80% success rate (that at least 4 out of 5 calves will be heifers)
Comparative numbers per 10 recipients:
Unsexed Embryos
Heifers born: 5
Bulls born:* 5
Sexed Embryos
Heifers born: 9
Bulls born:* 1
Let’s assume that bulls get sold at 5 years old for a price similar to the holding cost.
Therefor in order to get a heifer of a specific combination of genetics, a buyer could afford to pay or 1,8 times more, without the additional hassle of surplus bull calves.
There should be a 60-80% premium on recipients carrying sexed embryos!