STg: Elite Testing Program for Optimal Use of Beef-on-Dairy
The name says it all: ST stands for Sexing Technologies. This organization is one of the important pioneers in the area of sexing semen. Thanks to this technology, dairy farmers can breed replacement animals from their best females. That also immediately offers the opportunity of using beef-on-dairy sires on the “bottom-end” of their herd so that these calves can be marketed for a higher price. Yes, thanks to the pioneering work of STg, on countless dairy farms world-wide, a new strategy is being employed, which is only possible due to sexed semen. HI spoke with the company which has its headquarters in the American state of Texas.
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