Table 8. Breeding scheme using artificial insemination (AI).


AI


Number of AI

Country or Breedd

year of starting

AI per year
(semen)

progeny-tested rams per year


CYPRUS

FRANCE :

LACAUNE


MANECH & BASCO-BEARN.


CORSE

GREECE

KARAGOUNIKI

ISRAEL 
(**) :

ASSAF & AWASSI

ITALY :

SARDA

SPAIN :

LATXA BLOND-FACED

LATXA BLACK-FACED

CARRANZANA

MANCHEGA


CHURRA

CASTELLANA


1997



1968


1977


1992



1980



1999



1986



1984

1985

1985

1987


1986

1999


fresh



136,000 (fresh) *
(270,000 out of the nucleus)

47,400 (fresh) *
(19,900 out of the nucleus)

8,000 (fresh)



1,100



2,000 (fresh)



18,812 (fresh)



7,481 (fresh)

16,986 (fresh)

518 (fresh)

22,209 (fresh)
228 (frozen)

1,673 (fresh)
9,012 (frozen)
396 (fresh)


none



450


190


30



none



none



47



30

65

4

100


40

none

(*) in official milk recording
(**) These are figures of the last survey in 2000