Profitability of a dairy sheep genetic improvement program using artificial insemination

This simulation study investigated the farm-level economic benefits of a genetic improvement scheme using artificial insemination (AI) with fresh ram semen in dairy sheep of the Chios breed in Greece. Data were collected from 67 farms associated with the Chios Sheep Breeders’ Cooperative ‘Macedonia’...

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Main Authors: G.E. Valergakis, A.I. Gelasakis, G. Oikonomou, G. Arsenos, P. Fortomaris, G. Banos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731110000832