Farmers Guardian podcast special: First import of ovine embryos into the US from the UK

Swiss Valais Blacknose embryos arrived in the US on August 16

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Farmers Guardian podcast special: First import of ovine embryos into the US from the UK

The first UK sheep embryos have been imported to the United States in the first of what is hoped to be a regular trade in ovine genetics.

John Wilkes, based in Washington, gives his analysis on what this means for the global sheep market and speaks to Dr Matthew Rolleston, a vet and livestock reproductive specialist in Maine, who took delivery of 137 UK Swiss Valais Blacknose embryos.

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