January 17, 2024
As food producers, processors, marketers, distributors, and consumers look to effectively manage their environmental footprint and social impact, sustainability of the dairy industry is under examination. But dairy has a largely untold portion of that story: genomics.
September 15, 2022
The U.S. dairy community has rallied around a public commitment to achieve carbon neutrality, optimize water usage, and improve water quality by 2050 — supporting global sustainability initiatives and customer expectations.
September 9, 2022
The genomic selection program for dairy cattle in the United States has doubled the rate of genetic gain.
March 25, 2022
Every dairy herd manager is well-aware of the negative effects that lameness and impaired mobility have on the bottom line.
January 20, 2022
Determining the effectiveness of genetic evaluations for stillbirth in additional U.S. dairy breeds was the research focus for Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) intern Anil Sigdel in summer 2021.
September 16, 2021
Webinar: Understanding Sire Conception Rate
August 6, 2021
Today farmers are focusing on maximizing net returns, productivity, efficient use of inputs and resources, and keeping costs under control.
March 18, 2021
A new milestone was achieved on March 5 – that’s when the 5 millionth individual genotype was recorded in the national dairy cooperator database.
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