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.
Lloyd Holterman is convinced that breeding the right kind of cow is the key to his dairy farm’s profitability. With his wife Daphne, and their two partners, they milk 1000 cows near Watertown, Wisconsin. Holterman [Read More …]
New evaluations for feed efficiency along with information about dairy’s sustainability will be highlights of the annual information meeting presented virtually on November 2 by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding. CEO Joao Durr talks [Read More …]
Takeaways Changes were made to the calving ease and stillbirth models in April. A bull with above-average calving ease will produce more difficult births in heifers, compared to a bull with below-average calving ease. Because [Read More …]
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