-2500 procedures done in 2013As the Agriculture Ministry seeks to improve the livestock industry,Cheap NFL Jerseys, subject Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has announced that artificial insemination trials have recorded a 60% success.Agriculture Minister,Dr. Leslie Ramsammy“This is a significant achievement for us, especially because the accomplishment globally is recorded at merely 40 per cent,” the Minister said during a recent interview.He said that in 2013, approximately 2500 artificial insemination trials were done. This is in addition to 63 successful embryo transplants.As part of its 2014 agenda, Dr. Ramsammy said that his Ministry, via the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) is looking to have the artificial insemination trials kick up to about 3000. This, he pointed out, would be in addition to a projected 150 embryo transfers for this year.This would see local scientists transferring embryos where local animals are used as surrogate mothers for high standard genetics.These procedures are being done at the Artificial Insemination Laboratory at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.The $28.2M facility was commissioned in October 2012, with the aim of producing animals with higher quality genetics. That would ultimately result in better quality and export-ready meat,Cheap Jerseys China, while ensuring food security.This initiative, the Minister had said, would also seek to protect Guyana’s status as the food basket of the Caribbean.Dr. Ramsammy explained that if Guyana wants to enhance its economy and ensure food safety, producing meat of better size and quality is vital. Thus, high quality genetics is the way forward, as it will enable local scientists to produce better breeds of animals that are of international standards.Over the past year, there was an increase in the importation of animals for the purpose of creating better breeds. This would result in Guyana being more equipped and qualified to export its meat rather than importing it, as is being done at a high cost.In a previous interview, Dr. Ramsammy said that Guyana has a large Import Food Bill, and that it was to this end that the artificial insemination initiative was set up under the Agriculture Diversification Programme (ADP).The ADP is there to establish services and institutions for a sustainable increase in the income derived from the export of non-traditional agricultural exports in the aquaculture, fruits and vegetables, and livestock sub-sectors.Under this programme, 33 bulls were imported from Florida at a cost of $26M. These bulls are of the species- Brahman,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, Beef Master, and Brangus. Each cost roughly about $800,000. These bulls are commonly used for breeding and meat purposes. The Agriculture Ministry has since included the importation of sheep for the same purpose.The semen of these animals is extracted, evaluated,Cheap Nike Air Max 90 Mens Trainers, preserved,China Jerseys Wholesale, and processed at the Artificial Insemination Laboratory. In 2013, as a result of the Artificial Insemination Programme, the GLDA welcomed six sets of twins.The facility was funded by the Government of Guyana,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).