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Reproductive Traits Get a New Look

Taylor McWhorter

August 6, 2026

Between synchronization programs, sexed and beef semen, and shifts in voluntary waiting period (VWP), the way animals get pregnant is different now. In 2024, CDCB…

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Reproductive Performance Evaluations Enter a New Era

Taylor McWhorter

May 22, 2026

In the August 2026 genetic evaluations, the four female reproductive performance traits (DPR, CCR, HCR and EFC) will be revised and a new reproductive trait,…

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Health Traits Updated, Reflecting Data Surge

Kristen Parker Gaddis Taylor McWhorter

April 1, 2024

The most significant change for the April 2024 triannual evaluations is an adjustment in the trait model for six CDCB health evaluations – resistance to…

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