A cost-benefit analysis of usage of sexed invitro fertilization embryo transfer technology in Kenya
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Date
2015-09-08Author
Lawrence, Fridah
Mutembei, Henry
Lagat, Job
Mburu, John
Mwai, Okeyo
Type
en_USLanguage
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In Kenya, good quality heifers are in high demand but are generally unavailable and expensive. Innovative
us
age
of sexed semen
in an
i
n
-
vitro
embryo pr
oduction
(IVEP)
system
has a potential to help deliver
appropriate cattle genotypes to farmers efficiently. S
ex
ed
I
n
-
vitro
F
ertilization
E
mbryo
T
ransfer (SIFET)
,
which involves both IVEP and embryo transfer (ET),
is a breeding technology which ensures a 90
% success
rate of achieving the desired sex of a calf. While
SIFET
technology is potentially beneficial, its costs and
benefits have not been locally assessed.
A cost
benefit analysis was done to assess the economic
feasibility of SIFET for commercial
util
ization in Kenya
.
Our results indicate that SIFET
technology is
a
feasible
option for potential investors.
SIFET
could
benefit cattle farmers through availability of cattle of
preferred sex (male calves for beef and female calves for dairy production) and
better matching of genotype
to farmers’ production conditions.
Such technologies can enhance regional trade in cattle breeding stock
due
to
increased
value and demand for Boran cows and heifers as dono
rs and surrogates
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https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/hmutembei/files/cost_benefit_paper_2015.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/92108
Citation
Lawrence, Fridah ., Mutembei, Henry., Lagat, Job., Mburu, John and Mwai, Okeyo (2015). A cost-benefit analysis of usage of sexed invitro fertilization embryo. Journal of agricultural science and food technology, 1 (4 ), pp. 53 - 58transfer technology in KenyaPublisher
University of Nairobi