When couples have challenges conceiving, it can often lead to conversations with the doctor about in vitro fertilization, or connecting with a surrogate to help grow their family. Those same technologies can also enable beef producers to maximize the genetic potential of their herd, say the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute.
Reproductive technology: K-State experts explain how embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization can fit into a cattle production system
By using recipient cows to raise embryo calves, producers are able to more rapidly increase the herd’s genetic value.
