Are some cows genetically susceptible to Johne’s Disease?
Source: Dairy Research Cluster
A research project led by Nathalie Bissonnette (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) -Sherbrooke) and Kapil Tahlan (Memorial University of Newfoundland) is investigating genetic markers...
Select Sires Develops First-Of-Its-Kind Genetic Tool To Combat Mastitis
Mastitis is the most common clinical disease reported in dairy cows and cited as the No. 3 reason for culling in commercial dairy herds....
Major Type Traits Move to Composite Indexes
Source: Lactanet
The April 2021 official genetic evaluation release by Lactanet brings changes to the evaluations for Conformation and the four major scorecard traits; Mammary...
Accelerating genetic gain for novel traits in Canadian Holstein cows
Source: Dairy Research Cluster 3
Principal Investigator: Flavio Schenkel (University of Guelph)
Co-Investigators: Christine Baes, Angela Canovas, Janusz Jamrozik (University of Guelph)
Collaborators: Xin Zhao (McGill University),...
What’s New with April 2021 Genetic Evaluations
Source: Lactanet
It seems that Canada’s genetic evaluation release in April of each year always comes with a series of important changes, and April 2021...
Interpreting Sire Proofs for Linear Type Traits
Source: Lactanet
Author: Allison Fleming, Geneticist, Lactanet
Brian Van Doormaal, Chief Services Officer, Lactanet
Conformation has been an important element of genetic improvement and selection programs...
Dairy genomic selection
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: Blair Murray – Dairy Genetic Improvement Specialist/OMAFRA
The use of genomic information in genetic evaluation...
Harnessing the genetics of the modern dairy cow to continue improvements in feed efficiency
Source: Journal of Dairy Science
M.J.VandeHaar*L.E.Armentano†K.Weigel†D.M.Spurlock‡R.J.Tempelman*R.Veerkamp§
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Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin,...
New undesirable genetic factor identified in Jersey breed
Source: Jersey Canada
A new undesirable genetic factor, known as Jersey Neuropathy with Splayed Forelimbs (JNS), has been identified in the Jersey breed. The Jersey...
Dairy cattle genetics
Source: University of Minnesota Extension, Joe Armstrong, DVM, and Brad Heins, Extension educators
Quick facts
There are several genetic evaluation tools that make interpreting dairy...
