Your weekly window into the world of Gir — the news, the market, and the genetics moving right now.
Week of October 5 – October 12, 2026
The 10th ABS Embryo Auction for Girolando occurred on September 21, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at Lindsey Hubbard. Epamig launched a sale of Gir dairy cattle genetic material. Milk Market offered Girolando heifers, including pregnant, inseminated and non‑pregnant heifers, in a virtual auction on AgroCanal. El MAG announced the import of bulls from the U.S. to improve Salvadoran beef genetics. An operation moved 600 cattle from Brazil to Botswana in three chartered flights via Viracopos Airport. A study identified the ADA gene as a functional candidate for tick resistance in Gir cattle.
Marketplace: 125 new listings this week from 29 seller sites in 10 countries, down from 249 the previous week. The mix was 104 semen, 19 embryo and 2 cloning‑rights. The median asking price per straw for newly listed semen was $2,100 (34 priced listings). The median asking price for newly listed embryos was $148 (10 priced listings). Brazil led with 58 listings, India 39, Colombia and Mexico each had 9. The most offered sires were Girolando (14 listings), Diorito Brazil Gir (5), Pacinte Brazil Gir (5), Gir Leiteiro (4) and Gyr (4).
- 125 new listings found (−124 on the week before), from 29 seller sites in 10 countries
- The mix: 104 semen, 19 embryo, 2 cloning-rights
- Median asking price among newly listed semen: $2,100 a straw (34 priced listings)
- Median asking price among newly listed embryos: $148 (10 priced listings)
- Most active countries: 🇧🇷 Brazil (58), 🇮🇳 India (39), 🇨🇴 Colombia (9), 🇲🇽 Mexico (9)
- Sires most often offered: Girolando (14), Diorito Brazil Gir (5), Pacinte Barazil Gir (5), Gir Leiteiro (4), Gyr (4)