Artificial Insemination service provision started 19 years ago in Mekelle and Adigrat towns of Tigray region. Currently AI service is given by 70 AI technicians in 33 districts & town, at 52 breeding units and one farm (TDA farm).

1. AI PERFORMANCE & PLAN - TIGRAY

6. Agro-climatically Tigray can be classified

12. REGIONAL AI PERFORMANCE FROM 1985 to 2003 EC Year 1st AI PD positive for PD positive by owners report Calf Crop Total M F 1985 348 38 46 84 1986 509 148 167 315 1987 944 565 455 - 195 215 410 1988 986 674 549 - 279 291 570 1989 938 681 547 - 277 264 541 1990 962 813 671 - 336 286 622 1991 1026 648 533 - 311 290 601

13. Year 1st AI PD positive for PD positive by owners report Calf Crop Total M F 1992 1389 728 551 - 285 266 551 1993 1990 1124 845 316 288 604 1994 1980 1165 831 311 290 601 1995 2388 1401 955 220 335 390 725 1996 4053 2442 1684 463 620 640 1260 1997 5683 3968 2707 443 948 959 1907 1998 4185 3078 2243 823 845 1668

14. Year 1st AI PD positive for PD positive by owners report Calf Crop Total M F 1999 4766 3998 2453 537 945 950 1895 2000 3282 2381 1746 523 529 1052 2001 6941 5376 3988 1008 1710 1709 3419 2002 12176 11668 8677 2083 3070 3184 6254 2003 13190 11024 8238 2166 3101 3239 6340 Total 67736 51734 37673 6920 14571 14848 29419

16. 5 year AI Regional plan :- s.n Activities unit year total 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1 Liquid Nitrogen production & Distribution liter 32400 41040 54000 66960 79920 274320 2 Semen Supply dose 37875 42875 47500 52500 57500 237750 3 No. of insemination pcs 30300 35500 40000 47500 52000 205300 4 No. of pregnancy ‘’ 13125 21210 24850 28800 34200 122185 5 Calves born ‘’ 11812 19089 22365 25920 30780 109966 6 training ‘’ 6.1 New AI technicians ‘’ 20 30 30 30 0 110 6.2 In service training ‘’ 70 90 120 150 180 610 7 Breeding unit ‘’ 20 30 30 30 0 110 8 Ranch ‘’ 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 semen processing laboratory ‘’ 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 liquid nitrogen plant ‘’ 0 0 1 0 0 1

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