Embryo flushing proving a success in two flocks

摘要

Two Welsh pedigree sheep breeders are using embryo transfer to benefit from genetic improvement in their flocks. Debbie James meets them.Two Welsh pedigree sheep breeders are accelerating flock improvement andH achieving high sale prices by flushing embryos from their best female lines to produce multiple lambs from a single ewe in one season.Tomos Evans first used embryo transfer (ET) technology in his Texel flock in 2001, when the foot-and-mouth crisis prevented him from buying females.