R&D targets single-shot cattle contraceptive

Updated May 14 2018 - 3:34pm, first published 2:44pm
Researchers aim to have a single shot sterilisation injection that can be applied as early as post-weaning and persist for at least 12 months.
Researchers aim to have a single shot sterilisation injection that can be applied as early as post-weaning and persist for at least 12 months.

A single-shot vaccine to sterilise female cattle and boost productivity in northern breeding herds is being developed using ground-breaking biotechnologies.

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