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.
September 9, 2022
The genomic selection program for dairy cattle in the United States has doubled the rate of genetic gain.
August 12, 2022
The official August genetic proofs are officially available.
October 25, 2021
No dairy farmer wants lame cows in their barn. No consumer wants to see cows struggling with lameness, either.
January 21, 2021
The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding – home to the largest dairy database (both phenotypes and genotypes) in the world – recently announced the addition of feed efficiency traits to its genetic evaluation.
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