Should i go to et school?

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I'm debating whether or not to go to ET (embryo transfer) school and doing this as a side job.

Embryo transfer is done to increase genetic improvement in cattle. A superior cow is superovulated and artificially inseminated with high grade semen. Around 8-10 days after insemination, the embryos are harvested from the cow. They are then evaluated, stored and eventually put into other cows that will host the babies. There you have it, you'll have several high quality babies from one genetic mother in a fraction of the time.

I love cows and I'm very much into genetic improvement but I'm a little bit disturbed by this practice. Is it ethical? What do you think?

Nothing wrong with it. 16
That's not cool. 6
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  • Devyn
    11 years ago

    Your voting options displease me. I do find aspects of this practice, unethical, but overall I believe it is good as the benefit to humanity is large compared to the detriment inflicted upon the embryos which cannot yet think.

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  • q25t
    11 years ago

    This is a little bit strange, but I don't find anything all that wrong with it. If you're not familiar with it, artificial insemination among humans is actually not all that rare, which is quite comparable.

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