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How is the herd size increased by Multiple Ovulation and Embryo Transfer (MOET) technology?

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Steps involve :-
Administering a cow with FSH like hormone leading to multiple ovulation.
Multiple ovulated cow is either mated with an elite bull or artificially inseminated.
Transfer of fertilized eggs at 8-32 cell stage in to surrogate mothers after recovering non-surgically.
The genetic mother is available for another round of multiple ovulation.
This technology is employed in high milk yielding breeds of females and high quality meat yielding bulls successfully to increase herd size.
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