CDCB In The News

Leverage Genetic Tools to Breed Healthier Cows

August 8, 2022

Genetic evaluations to strengthen resistance to six health disorders are available for Brown Swiss animals beginning August 9, 2022.

CDCB Health Traits Extend to Brown Swiss

July 22, 2022

Beginning August 9, 2022, Brown Swiss animals will receive CDCB evaluations for disease resistance for six traits: milk fever (MFEV), displaced abomasum (DA), ketosis (KETO), mastitis (MAST), metritis (METR) and retained placenta (RETP).

What’s New in April’s Genetic Evaluations

April 4, 2022

Three times a year, genetic evaluations are calculated for all the dairy animals in the U.S. database.

We’re Making Strides on Improving Feed Saved

December 6, 2021

One year ago, the trait Feed Saved made its debut in the December 2020 genetic evaluations published by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB).

Lloyd Holterman and Bill Peck talk about breeding profitable cattle

September 2, 2021

Lifetime Net Merit revised in August for balanced selection, profitable dairy cows

July 2, 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.

Invited Review: The future of selection decisions and breeding programs: What are we breeding for, and who decides?.”

March 10, 2021

Genetic selection has been a very successful tool for the long-term improvement of livestock populations, and the rapid adoption of genomic selection over the last decade has doubled the rate of gain in some populations.

Genetic Tool for Feed Efficiency Coming in December

November 6, 2020

As dairy producers seek new and additional strategies to improve production efficiency, feed costs are a clear focus, with feed averaging 51% of total dairy farm expenses (USDA Economic Research Services, 2018).