Table 1 Probability of producing a certain number of live progeny per female per mating for artificial insemination (AI) or natural mating (AI/N), MOET and JIVET in different species
Progeny number/program | AI/N12a | AI/Na | AI/Nc | AId | MOETb,e | JIVETb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | Sheep | Sheep | Beef | Dairy | All | All |
0 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.25 |
1 | 0.58 | 0.70 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
2 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.18 |
3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.18 |
4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.10 |
5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.10 |
6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
Average number of progeny | 0.62 | 1.1 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 4.02 | 8.37f |
Range of progeny possible | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–8 | 0–24 |