Artificial insemination technicians hope next generation will be supported by producers

Lucy Kinbacher
Updated June 3 2020 - 11:55am, first published 11:00am
The high value of semen and embryos nowadays means trainee technicians struggle to find cattle to develop their skills. File photo.
The high value of semen and embryos nowadays means trainee technicians struggle to find cattle to develop their skills. File photo.

The expense of limited edition genetics and sexed semen could be costing the artificial breeding industry future technicians with the next generation failing to flow through.

Lucy Kinbacher

Lucy Kinbacher

Editor - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Raised on a cattle property at Biggenden, Lucy Kinbacher has spent 10 years working across metropolitan, regional and rural publications in both Queensland and NSW. Lucy has been the editor of the Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register since 2021.

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