Source: University of British Columbia
Technology is everywhere on modern dairy farms. It is now common to see cows being milked using machines like automated milking systems and wearing electronic sensors such as activity monitors than can be used to...
Source: National Library of Medicine
Ricardo Zamorano-Algandar, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Data curation, Visualization,1 Juan F. Medrano,2 Milton G. Thomas,3 R. Mark Enns,4 Scott E. Speidel,4 Miguel A. Sánchez-Castro,4Guillermo Luna-Nevárez, Software, Formal analysis,5 José C. Leyva-Corona,5 and Pablo...
Source: University of Guelph
A University of Guelph innovation that uses genetic selection methods to reduce methane emissions in dairy cattle has received the University’s Innovation of the Year Award for 2023.
The annual awards from the Office of Research and...
Source: CoBank news release
U.S. dairy producers are increasingly leveraging the power of genomic science to optimize the genetic potential of their herds for milk production, animal health and operational efficiency. Since genomic testing became commercially available in 2008, over...
Source: Holstein Association USA, Inc.
Linear type trait genetic evaluations are first calculated as Predicted Transmitting Abilities (PTAs) similar to the production traits and final score. PTAs for different traits (such as PTA Milk and PTA Protein) expressed in the...
Source: University of Wisconsin-Maddison, Ryan Sterry
Synchronization protocols evolve rapidly as newer procedures are tested and improvements are made. To help veterinarians and industry professionals deal with rapid change and make informed decisions related to synchronization protocols, the Dairy Cattle Reproduction...
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 genetics easier.
Sire selection is the fastest way to make improvements in herd genetics.
Crossbreeding...
Source: MDPI
Dave J. Seymour1,3,†, Dagnachew Hailemariam4, Graham Plastow4, Hinayah R. de Oliveira1,2,‡, Christine F. Baes1,5 and Flavio S. Schenkel1,*
1Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
2Lactanet Canada, Guelph, ON N1K...
Source: Lactanet, by: Hannah Sweett, Ph. D. and Brian Van Doormaal
When it comes to reaching your herd goals, selecting which animals as parents of the next generation in your herd is arguably one of the most important decisions. With so much valuable...
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...
