There is general agreement that artificial insemination possesses a number of distinct advantages over natural breeding. The advantage of this method of breeding is that it increases the usefulness of superior sires to an extraordinary degree. Progressive breeders like to make full utilization of sires that have proved themselves and able to transmit desirable characterities. 

A male is sometimes unable to mate normally, or may tire quickly and be able to serve only a few females. In such cases artificial insemination can serve as an effective means of continuing the period of his usefulness. When natural service is impossible or hazardous because of considerable difference in size or weight, artificial insemination can be used to effect conception.

Artificial insemination makes possible the development of  large families of superior animals within a particular district. In addition to improving the classes of livestock, another result should be the attracting of outside buyers when the uniform of  merit the animals becomes apparent.

This book gives historical details advantages and limitations of artificial insemination of animals such as Cattle, Sheep, Horses and Jackstock, Birds, Swine for Better Livestock production.

It gives procedures of Breeding, Selection of Sires, Cooperative Artificial Breeding Associations, Shipping of Semen, Disease in Relation to Artificial Insemination, Feeding and Management of Sires.