date:Jul 31, 2014
rm negotiations process. This analysis contributed to the successful completion of the CAP reform under the Irish EU presidency.
Sexed semen allows farmers to control the sex of calves born to their cows. In 2013, Teagasc used 15,000 straws in a field research trial, possibly the largest such trial ever conducted in the world. Greater usage of sexed semen has benefits for both the dairy industry (allowing faster expansion post quota), and the beef industry (fewer low value male dairy calves). T