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 milk fever, displaced abomasum, ketosis, mastitis, metritis, and retained placenta.
October 14, 2022
How precisely do genetics impact sustainability – both now and into the future?
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.
August 12, 2022
The official August genetic proofs are officially available.
June 14, 2022
Milk, fat and protein yields are the primary drivers of dairy farm revenues.
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.
October 25, 2021
No dairy farmer wants lame cows in their barn. No consumer wants to see cows struggling with lameness, either.
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