Semen Options

Most Team AmBreed is supplied via the CRV AmBreed Technician network, although it is also available for DIY.
It is not our traditional way of selling semen, in that with Team AmBreed, the client leaves it up to CRV AmBreed to allocate the bulls they get.

 

The client orders the number of straws required of each breed and CRV AmBreed does the rest. Simple!

 

90% of Team AmBreed is supplied in fresh semen using our NZ proven sires. Top priority is given to providing high genetic merit packages and with CRV AmBreed’s reputation of providing quality all-round genetics, the team is a very attractive one with addition of our best Spring Forward graduates though the season.

Clients who like to determine the specific bulls they get should still purchase their semen via ‘Flexipak”. This is particularly important in matching a bull team to a particular herd’s needs. On the other hand, with Team AmBreed, everybody gets a similar bull team within the breed(s) ordered and so tailoring to an individual customer is not really possible.

Team AmBreed semen is collected and distributed 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) with 2-3 bulls of each breed used each day on a roster basis. CRV AmBreed allocates specific semen for each client on each collection day. This is determined before it leaves Hamilton and so there is no “end of run blues” which can occur with other systems.

CRV AmBreed recognizes the need for a comprehensive technician service and so Team AmBreed is mainly supplied at an “in-the-cow” price. Discounts are offered. The bigger the herd, the cheaper the price per cow. We offer a significant discount for DIY also.

Team AmBreed was introduced to the New Zealand market to be competitive on price and quality with no similarly packaged alternative available. You can be confident of obtaining great value for your investment. Talk to your CRV AmBreed Sales Rep or Manager (link to contacts page) to obtain a price for you herd.
Final price is determined by actual quantity of straws used and/or cows inseminated.

 

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CRV AmBreed uses the highly successful Flexipak system to allow clients to nominate the top bulls at a price level that they can afford.

Rather than the top bulls selling out very early in the year, under Flexipak, they last much longer as clients are encouraged to buy teams of bulls rather than an individual bull or two.

However, clients should be warned that popular bulls may sell out of frozen semen as early as March.
Fresh semen from all the high sales volume sires is available in most areas should you miss out on frozen straws of a particular bull.

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A Frozen Semen straw is the primary product we supply to New Zealand Dairy Farmers and to Farmers Worldwide.

This product is produced on a daily basis, all year round from the top bulls in the New Zealand Dairy Industry. One straw is 0.23mls in volume and can contain anything from 10-30 million sperm cells per straw.

The cost of a semen straw averages about $13 and ranges from $5-$50. A frozen semen straw is stored in Liquid Nitrogen at –196 degrees Celsius and is thawed at 35 degrees Celsius prior to insemination.

 

We are certified as an approved semen collection centre to produce frozen semen in accordance with the MAF GUIDELINES outlining the requirements for us to be an approved Semen Collection Centre exporting semen from NZ (INCONJUNCTION WITH THE OIE INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH CODE 2003). We produce over 1 million frozen straws per year

 

A Fresh Semen straw is an alternative product we can supply farmers, within New Zealand only, for insemination in Dairy cattle during the critical spring mating period. This product is produced for 8 weeks of the year throughout October and November, 3 days a week.

 

The semen is produced at room temperature and can be collected processed and distributed within one hour of being collected! A straw is 0.23ml in volume and contains anything from 2-5 million sperm cells per straw and can last for 3 days provided it is stored in the correct conditions.

 

Fresh semen production helps meet demand for our high profile sires. We produce 200000 Fresh straws a year

 

CRV AmBreed are also certified to supply antibiotic free cattle semen as an input for New Zealand Organic Dairy Farmers.

This product is produced on an as per demand basis, from the top bulls in the New Zealand Dairy Industry. One straw is 0.23mls in volume and can contain anything from 10-30 million sperm cells per straw.

 

This semen is frozen and is free from antibiotics and is stored in Liquid Nitrogen at –196 degrees Celsius and is thawed at 35 degrees Celsius prior to insemination.

We produce up to 10,000 units per year to supply our Organic clients