"We are always striving to improve our reproductive rates in our herd. We use a heavy amount of AI and embryo transfer technology in our program, so take-rate and overall reproductive quality in our herd are paramount. Live kids on the ground are our measure of success, and this makes nutrition a key factor in all the phases of our reproductive program.
We have been feeding Blueprint® exclusively for 12 months. Our percentage of live kids from the recipients has increased.
Our embryo harvest rates, and the overall quality of the embryos and their viability, has dramatically changed. In our recipient herd of females, our embryo take-rates went from 11 out of 20 to 19 out of 20. The health and vigor of the recipients, donors and the offspring have also maintained or improved with Blueprint®.
The improvement that we have seen in live kids on the ground this year has been incredible."
