Wagyu calf born after conception with freeze-dried semen in Japan

Japan's Miyagi Prefecture said Friday a Japanese Black wagyu calf, conceived with freeze-dried semen, had been born in a breakthrough expected to lead the way to stably storing genetic resources of the premium beef.According to the northeastern prefecture, it is the first instance in the world that a calf has been born after being conceived with freeze-dried semen.The female calf weighed 30 kilograms when it was born Tuesday in a Miyagi dairy farm in a joint project with Kochi University. The calf is in good health, prefectural officials said.The calf was conceived with freeze-dried semen t…READ FULL ARTICLE