ABSTRACT
Applications Producing Replacement Heifers ......................................................282 Increasing the Percentage of Heifer Calves to Expand the Herd or Sell Replacements..................................................................282 Increasing Selection Intensity by Choosing Genetically Superior Dams of Replacements...............................................................282 Breeding Heifers to Have Heifer Calves to Decrease the Incidence of Calving Difficulty..................................................................................283 Dispensing with the Cow Herd Using an All-Female System for Beef Production ...................................................................................283 Proving Young Dairy Bulls........................................................................283 Circumventing the Shortage of Dairy Heifer Calves Born Due to Lengthened Lactations ..................................................................284 Sexing Sperm for
In Vitro
Fertilization, Superovulation, and Embryo Transfer Programs ................................................................284
Applications Producing Bull Calves .....................................................................285 Sexing Sperm for