ST, RAMSEM PARTNERSHIP TO REVOLUTIONISE BREEDING INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Global livestock semen sorting leader and innovator Sexing Technologies® (ST) has partnered with pioneering livestock artificial insemination company RAMSEM to establish Africa’s first semen sorting lab.

According to a statement, the lab is at RAMSEM’s facility near Bloemfontein, South Africa.

The lab will produce fresh and frozen sex-sorted semen from sheep, goats and cattle.

ST’s sex sorting method separates X chromosome (female) bearing sperm from Y chromosome (male) bearing sperm via flow cytometry process.

This provides customers with semen that is more than 90 per cent accurate for the desired gender and achieves conception rates comparable to conventional (unsorted) semen used for artificial insemination.

RAMSEM is a globally renowned leader in sheep and goat reproductive services, most notably the semen freezing and laparoscopic artificial insemination (A.I.) techniques introduced to South Africa in 1985 by Dr Johan Steyn.

RAMSEM Managing Director and son of Dr Johan Steyn, Dr Fanie Steyn said : “This partnership introduced semen sorting to the African continent and is set to revolutionise the breeding industry for Southern African cattle, sheep and goats.

“ST’s cutting edge research and development work has resulted in its flagship sorted semen product, SexedULTRA, which is already producing results comparable to conventional fresh semen laparoscopic A.I. in South Africa.

“This partnership truly embodies RAMSEM’s motto that ‘experience plus technology equals results!”, he added.

-- BERNAMA