7th International Boar Semen Preservation Conference
Sunday, 17 July 2011
ReproQuest, Inc. is proud to have been a major sponsor of the 7th World Boar Semen Preservation conference held on August 18-20th in Bonn, Germany.
The company announced its expansion into the European market through its recently formed subsidiary in the UK (ReproQuest UK Ltd.). The subsidiary will allow ReproQuest to establish the same level of customer service and product availability that have been the hallmark of its success in North America.
At the conference Dr. Kilby Willenburg presented new industry-changing research on predicting boar fertility using semen head shape analysis that is expected to be a useful tool in the future.
ReproQuest also featured key products including the succesful Preserv™ line of semen extender as well as the new RQ800 packaging machine capable of packing up to 1,800 doses per hour.
Proceedings from the conference can be found at BoarSemen2011.com .
For more information on how ReproQuest can streamline your efficiency and increase profitability contact us....
Tech Tips
Often imitated but never duplicated... Preserv™ Xtra semen extender is designed for the female
The swine industry appears to be heading in the right direction in terms of semen extender. Ever since the introduction of PreservTM Xtra in 2006, there have been several other BSA free/antioxidant-supplemented extenders rush onto the market. While this has been flattering in itself, it also shows that ReproQuest, Inc is the innovative leader in semen extension and sperm preservation.
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RQ800™ Awarded ASABE Engineering Award
January 2, 2012
St. Joseph, Michigan - ASABE, The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers recently announced that ReproQuest, Inc. has won an AE50 award.
ReproQuest, Inc. developed the RQ800™ Swine Semen Packaging System, deemed one of the year's most innovative designs in engineering products or systems for the food and agriculture industries. The RQ800™ will be featured in the January/February 2012 special AE50 issue of ASABE's magazine Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World.
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Libra S4 Basic Spectrophotometer
The Libra S4 is a compact, lightweight and economically designed spectrphotometer for measuring semen concentration on-farm or in smaller production systems. The Libra S4 measures semen concentration based on a single concentration point. There is a large read-out display and a simple user interface for rapid set up and analysis.
ITEM NUMBER: RQ E64
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