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18 August 2025

Boosting Livestock Productivity Through Smart Breeding Techniques

Breeding plays a crucial role in improving livestock performance, whether you're aiming for higher milk yields, faster growth, or disease resistance.
Here are 5 effective techniques every modern farmer should know:

  • 1. Selective Breeding: Choosing the best males and females with desirable traits—simple, cost-effective, and reliable.
  • 2. Artificial Insemination (AI): Use of semen from superior sires to improve genetics without keeping a male on the farm.
  • 3. Embryo Transfer (ET): Implants embryos from elite females into surrogates—ideal for fast multiplication of quality stock.
  • 4. Crossbreeding: Combining different breeds to get hybrid vigor—stronger, more productive animals.
  • 5. Genomic Selection: Using DNA data to pick top-performing animals early—even before they’re born.

Using DNA data to pick top-performing animals early—even before they’re born.

These techniques help farmers achieve better yields, healthier animals, and sustainable farming.

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