A new milestone was met on December 13, 2018, when the three millionth genotype was uploaded to the national cooperator database managed by CDCB. Approximately 700,000 new genotypes were added to the national database in 2018. Most of the growth in genomic services involved females, confirming the trending use of genomic evaluations used as a herd management tool.
CDCB launched a new genetic evaluation – Early First Calving – with the April evaluations. You might ask Why, when there are already genetic evaluations for 45 traits. The answer is quite simple: maximum genetic [Read More …]
Dairy producers and genetic enthusiasts are invited to “discover new dairy genetics” on Oct. 3, when the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) will introduce six new genetic evaluations for health traits. Conveniently located at [Read More …]
The Annual meeting of the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) was held September 18-19, 2018 at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Meeting agenda included the Business session, election of [Read More …]
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