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ArticleVeterinary sciences2025

Economic Impacts of Ultrasonographic Fetal Sex Determination on Hanwoo Cattle Profitability and Market Dynamics.

Doyoon Kim, Miyeon Son, Daejin Jung, Seongeun Heo, Myoungok Kim, Junkoo Yi

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Article in Veterinary sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Doyoon KimDepartment of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Research Institute for Innovative Animal Science, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Republic of Korea.
Miyeon SonDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Daejin JungGyeongsangbukdo Livestock Research Institute, Yeongju 36052, Republic of Korea.
Seongeun HeoGyeongsangbukdo Livestock Research Institute, Yeongju 36052, Republic of Korea.
Myoungok KimDepartment of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Research Institute for Innovative Animal Science, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6650-7734
Junkoo YiSchool of Animal Life Convergence Science, Hankyong National University, Anseong 17579, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2593-6529

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(1) Background: The Hanwoo cattle industry, valued for its premium beef, faces economic challenges due to fluctuating market prices, rising production costs, and profitability disparities based on calf sex, with male calves fetching higher prices and creating income imbalances for breeding farms. (2) Methods: This study assessed the economic impact of ultrasonographic fetal sex determination, a technology enabling fetal sex identification between 55 and 100 days of gestation, using 107 pregnant Hanwoo cows, of which 104 were successfully assessed with a 96.1% accuracy rate across all gestational stages. (3) Results: Economic analysis revealed that farms employing this technology achieved higher profitability by adjusting prices based on calf sex, with male calves significantly enhancing asset value; however, the technology's financial benefits were influenced by market dynamics, implementation costs, and sex ratios. (4) Conclusions: These findings underscore the potential of ultrasonographic fetal sex determination to improve Hanwoo farm profitability and sustainability, provided its adoption is accompanied by careful consideration of costs and market conditions.

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breeding profitabilityeconomic analysisfetal sex determinationHanwooultrasonography

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