HIGH POTENCY SEMEN
Semen quality and the number of sperm in the insemination dose are important factors affecting the probability a female will become pregnant after AI.
Breeding companies, working to increase the economic yield from each bull, minimize the number of spermatozoa per straw to levels that is sufficient to achieve acceptable rates of fertilization after allowing for post-thaw motility. A decrease that is generally considered to be at or above 50%.
Samen New Zealand pack the majority of their New Zealand produced semen at a higher concentration of spermatozoa per straw. (50+ million spermatozoa per straw, or 2.5 times the industry standard).
We do this to ensure that after post motility thaw, there is more than sufficient numbers remaining to make up for any other minor variances in sperm viability. Experience from the field tells us that comparable conception rates justify this measure.