Economic Aids
The Return on Investment of Sexed Semen
The purpose of these decision aids is to facilitate the organization of reproduction, calf price and breeding system cost data to calculate the economic advantage of utilizing sexed semen for beef cattle production. This information will assist the evaluation of breeding system alternatives for beef cattle producers and semen marketers to determine the profitability of sexed semen technology when compared to conventional artificial insemination or natural service. In order for sexed semen to be successful for beef cattle producers, it must be more cost effective than AI breeding with conventional semen or natural service.
The decision aids calculate added revenue and added cost of using a sexed semen-based AI breeding system compared to conventional semen or natural service. Then, return on investment (ROI) is calculated for the sexed semen breeding system. The income margin above breeding cost is the second indicator of the sexed semen advantage.
For beef cattle producers, gender difference in calf value and reproductive success make sexed semen a profitable alternative to conventional AI or natural service.
Please download the ExcelTM spreadsheet decision aids to your computer by clicking on the images below. Modify the examples to fit your needs and review the user guide and supporting articles for an explanation of the spreadsheet operation, methodology and interpretation of results.
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