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CDCB delivers the latest news on genetic improvement, research and U.S. evaluations through its monthly newsletter, dairy media, and events.
Connecting With João Dürr
November 3, 2022
João Dürr reviewed the past year and described the CDCB vision in the CEO Column from the 2022 Activity Report.
Intern Report: Investigation into Johne’s Disease
November 3, 2022
During the summer of 2022 at CDCB, I conducted a project to investigate the incidence of Johne’s disease in U.S. dairy cattle.
New Research Published on Residual Feed Intake
November 1, 2022
Research by collaborators from five universities, CDCB and USDA AGIL was published in the November 1, 2022, Frontiers in Genetics: Impact of epistasis effects on the accuracy of predicting phenotypic values of residual feed intake in U.S. Holstein cows.
Milking Speed Producer Survey
October 13, 2022
U.S. dairy producers, please complete a short (5-minute) survey by December 1 to support the goal to develop U.S. genomic evaluations for milking speed.
In the News: October 2022
October 13, 2022
CDCB team members have actively participated in industry events, describing newer CDCB traits and R&D projects.
Publication: Feeding Behavior Traits Associated with Feed Efficiency
October 13, 2022
The September 2022 Journal of Dairy Science published a paper by researchers from CDCB, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Michigan State University, examining feeding behavior as an indicator trait for feed efficiency.
Connecting with Jay Weiker
October 13, 2022
Jay Weiker, Chair of the CDCB Board of Directors, shares the CDCB progress and priorities of the past year in the newly-published 2022 Activity Report.
Hot off the Press: CDCB Activity Report
October 5, 2022
CDCB recently published its 2022 Activity Report, recapping activity from October 2021 to September 2022 – with stats, milestones, R&D updates and messages from CDCB Chair Jay Weiker and CEO João Dürr.
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