Source: BMC Veterinary Research, Ľubomíra Grešáková, Monika Holodová, Małgorzata Szumacher-Strabel, Haihao Huang, Piotr Ślósarz, Janusz Wojtczak, Natalia Sowińska & Adam Cieślak
Abstract
Background
Lactating dairy cows are the greatest livestock contributor of methane, a major global greenhouse gas (GHG). However, good feeding management with adequate mineral intake can offers an effective...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
A century of improvement
Canadian dairy cattle genetics are among the best in the world. So it's not surprising that producers in many countries depend on Canadian genetics to provide consistent, high-quality results in their breeding...
Source: Canadian Dairy Network
It has been said by many researchers around the world that "Phenotype is King!" in this era of genomics. What does this really mean? In Canada, there has been a recent surge of discussion on this...
Claire Wathes, Laura Buggiotti and Zhangrui Cheng
Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 7TA, UK Email: dcwathes@rvc.ac.uk
Take Home Messages
Many viral diseases are endemic in cattle populations. Their impact on production losses is established,...
Source: CDCB
Changes for the December 5, 2023, CDCB evaluations include updated imputation results for all breeds, new haplotype calls for early onset muscle weakness syndrome in Holsteins, and update to the haplotype calls for cholesterol deficiency in Holsteins.
Full-population imputation...
Source: Omafra
Fact Sheet written by: Brian Lang - Dairy Cattle Production Systems Specialist/OMAF and MRA
Activity monitors offer the opportunity for medium to large-sized dairy herds to improve heat detection and, at the same time, reduce dependence upon labour. An...
Source: Dairy Research and Extension Consortium of Alberta, Shadi Nayeri and Dr. Paul Stothard, University of Alberta
Why is this important?
Milk production and fertility are two important traits that affect overall efficiency and profitability in the dairy cattle industry. Accurate genomic selection...
Source: Lactanet
by: Hannah Sweett, Ph. D. and Brian Van Doormaal
Each year, Lactanet updates the young sire market share and the trend in the use of genomic young bulls versus proven sires for Holstein, Jersey, Ayrshire, and Brown Swiss.
See the plots below...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals – Dairy Cattle, Section 3.12
Improved genetics and environmental factors have allowed for a steady increase in milk production per cow. However, increased milk...
Source: GENEX
GENEX, a leading global agricultural cooperative headquartered in Shawano, Wisconsin, and Genetics Australia, Australia's largest artificial breeding supplier cooperative based in Camperdown, Victoria, finalized a strategic joint venture on July 1, 2023.
While URUS, the parent company of GENEX,...
