Reproduction Abstracts

Introduction: The USA and the Canadian type of Holstein Friesian semens are widely utilized in Japan. However, imported semens from New Zealand (NZ) have started to utilize among some of Hokkaido dairy farmers gradually. The objective of this study is to clarify reasons and acceptability of NZ semen to the Japanese dairy farmers.Materials and methods: Interviews are held to the NZ semen trading company and nine dairy farmers in Hokkaido, Japan, who are t...