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Health traits expand in August evaluations

Katelyn Allen for Hoard’s Dairyman

August 12, 2022

The official August genetic proofs are officially available.


How can genetics reduce lameness?

Javier Burchard

June 13, 2022

Genetic selection for improved hoof health is one opportunity to reduce lameness, which affects about 50% of dairy cows and results in economic losses, poor health and suboptimal animal welfare.


What’s New in April’s Genetic Evaluations

Ezequiel Nicolazzi

April 4, 2022

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


Data that Digs into the Root of Lameness

Katelyn Allen for Hoard’s Dairyman

October 25, 2021

No dairy farmer wants lame cows in their barn. No consumer wants to see cows struggling with lameness, either.


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

João Dürr, Ph.D. and Ezequiel Nicolazzi

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.


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