technology adoption : cattle embryo transfer service. r uciah w anza ngila buss -1-3647-3/2009

TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION : CATTLE EMBRYO TRANSFER SERVICE.

RUCIAH WANZA NGILABUSS-1-3647-3/2009

INTRODUCTION

Definition: Embryo transfer is the removal of a fertilized egg from a donor cow and implanting it into the uterus horn of another cow-recipient.

Though in Kenya the first commercial embryo transfers were done in the 1970s,to date the technology has not been fully adopted.

Current price: Kshs 100,000 per 3 consecutive inseminations.

• E.T. TRAINED STAFF ARE LESS THAN 20

LITERATURE REVIEW

One of the primary deterrents to beef and dairy cattle producers’ adoption of the technology is the perceived cost. (Anderson ,2008).

Embryo transfer is a procedure which requires expertise and skill as it requires preparation of both the animals involved and their environment.

The intercontinental transport of a live animal may cost several millions of shillings, whereas an entire herd can be transported in the form of frozen embryos.(Mapletoft,2006).

GENETIC IMPROVEMENT FROM A PROCESSED EMBRYO.

DEMYSTIFICATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY.

Training takes: 5 weeks in Kenya 3 days or 30 hours of intensive training in Agtech

college in the USA.

Availability of embryos: ADC Kitale has been mandated by the

government of Kenya to produce at least 1000 embryos every year.

Availability of high quality semen in Kenya

CAIS,Kabete.

EMBRACING THE TECHNOLOGY:EMBRYO PROCESSING IN KENYA.

RESULTS OF EMBRYO TRANSFER

Genetic engineering: Surgical and non

surgical techniques.

Genetic improvement.

Planned mating.

Genetic testing.

Disease control.

Import and export.

Research.

PLANNED MATING.

IS EMBRYO TRANSFER FOR YOU?

For poverty eradication

Food security

Profitability

Prestige

Genetic preservation

Source of employment

Economic growth.

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