REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesia has exported frozen cattle semen to other countries like Brunei, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Malaysia. Currently Indonesia eyes markets in some other countries in Central Asia. Director General of Livestock and Animal Health in Ministry of Agriculture, Syukur Iwantoro said that Indonesia had over supply more than two million doses of the frozen semen.
"The frozen semen production reaches 5.6 million doses, while we only have 3.2 productive female cows," Iwantoro said in Jakarta recently.
Indonesian cattle sperm quality is not much different from the United States, Canada or even Australia. As comparison, US sells 40 USD per dose, while Indonesia 15 USD sexed semen per dose with similar quality. For common type of semen, Indonesia sells 4 USD per dose.
"Sexed semen can produce special calve, male only or female only, while general type can be either male or female," Iwantoro added.
According to him, Indonesia has achieved self sufficiency of frozen semen since 2012. In 2013, Indonesia recorded self sufficiency in superior bulls, reached 565 bulls. Frozen semen is produced in two artificial insemination centers, in Singosari and Lembang. Indonesia produced 5,199,604 frozen semen last year.
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