Richard Laven

Assessing the Feasibility of Using Ambient Temperature Semen and Prostaglandin-Based Synchronisation in Beef Cattle under Tropical Conditions of Tanzania

Kabuni T. Kabuni, Erick V.G. Komba, Richard Laven, Timothy J. Parkinson & Andrew R. Peters · Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences · 2025

Artificial insemination (AI) services for the Mpwapwa breed of cattle in Tanzania have been in abeyance for many years, largely due to difficulties of supply of liquid nitrogen to remote and rural areas. Historically, AI using unfrozen ambient temperature or chilled semen have be...