Six new employees of Genex Cooperative, Inc. recently completed a two-week training program held at the headquarters in Shawano. During the training, employees increased their knowledge of cattle reproductive anatomy and physiology, heat detection, synchronization, semen handling, artificial insemination, and dairy and beef genetics.

Those completing the program include Genex Reproductive Technicians, Kevin Maddox of Clyde, New York; Melissa Pitzel of Yorktown Heights, New York; and Aubrey Happel of Plymouth, Massachusetts, as well as Reproductive Program Senior Technicians, Joseph Lunette of Glenfield, New York; Tyler Knippel of McFarland, Wisconsin; and Brittney Kruse of Lakefield, Minnesota.

The program emphasized qualifications needed for the employees to provide effective cattle reproductive services on Genex members' dairy farms across the U.S.

About Genex
Genex Cooperative, Inc., headquartered in Shawano, Wisconsin, is the trusted provider of world-class animal genetics, progressive reproductive solutions, value-added products and innovative services to members and customers across the U.S. This is accomplished through 950 dedicated employees working in three product and service segments: cattle genetics and reproduction, livestock marketing, and milking and farmstead equipment. Genex is a subsidiary of Cooperative Resources International. Learn more at http://genex.crinet.com.
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8.24.2015