Source: Select Sires, by Mel DeJarnette, director of technical research, Select Sires Inc.
For any animal breeding operation with progressive genetic goals, the youngest animals in...
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...
Source: WCDS Advances in Dairy Technology
Take Home Messages
In-vitro produced embryo transfer (IVP-ET) in dairy herds greatly reduces the genetic lag with service sires....
Source: Journal of Dairy Science
J. Dubuc, J. Denis-Robichaud, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, C.P. 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, J2S 7C6, Canada
ABSTRACT
The objectives of this...
Jocelyn Dubuc, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, QC Email: jocelyn.dubuc@umontreal.ca
Take Home Messages
The best metric to quantify the overall herd reproductive...
Source: Lactanet Canada
Industry Standards Committee, Lactanet Canada April 20, 2020
Background
During the COVID-19 pandemic, routine milk recording services have been significantly disrupted. Service is provided,...
Source: Lactanet
A prominent change with the April 2020 official genetic evaluation release is the annual update of the Pro$ formula. Following the revision of...
Source: Holstein Canada
Genetic Traits and Colour Codes
Gene Name
Description
Gene and Expression Code
BY
Brachyspina
(causes abortion & stillborn, shortened spinal cord, long legs & abnormal organs)
BYC = tested...
Source: Lactanet
Each year, the genetic base used to express genetic evaluations in Canada is updated in conjunction with the first official release. The definition...
Source: Lactanet Canada
Where the relative emphasis placed on each of the three main components in each breed is presented in the following table along...
