News

CDCB delivers the latest news on genetic improvement, research and U.S. evaluations through its monthly newsletter, dairy media, and events.

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

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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

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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.


Publication: Feeding Behavior Traits Associated with Feed Efficiency

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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.


Hot off the Press: CDCB Activity Report

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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.


Lameness Project Preliminary Findings

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September 14, 2022

CDCB and University of Minnesota (UMN) College of Veterinary Medicine shared first results of a project initiated in July 2021, with the end goal to reduce dairy cow lameness through new herd management tools and a hoof health genetic evaluation.


Event Recap: Conference on Lameness in Ruminants

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September 14, 2022

Javier Burchard and Kristen Parker Gaddis presented initial project findings at the 21st International Symposium on Lameness in Ruminants, in August 2022, in Bloomington, Minnesota.


Publication: Genomic Selection in U.S. Dairy Cattle

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September 9, 2022

Frontiers in Genetics published a review by George Wiggans and José Carrillo on September 9, 2022: Genomic Selection in U.S. Dairy Cattle.


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