Lifetime Net Merit revised in August for balanced selection, profitable dairy cows
Written by João Dürr, Ph.D. , Kristen Parker Gaddis , Paul VanRaden , Tom Lawlor , Rob Tempelman
July 02, 2021
Lifetime Net Merit (NM$) has driven genetic progress since 1994 by promoting a balanced selection of all available, economically-important traits to maximize profitability of dairy cows.
By João Dürr, Kristen Parker Gaddis, Tom Lawlor, Rob Tempelman and Paul VanRaden for Dairy Business