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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.
April 2022: Changes to Evaluation System
April 4, 2022
Three times a year, genetic evaluations are calculated for all the dairy animals in the U.S. database.
Research Updated: Pipeline for Hoof Health Data
March 23, 2022
The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) is implementing a project to provide dairy producers with state-of-the-art knowledge and technologies to enhance hoof health and promote productivity and sustainability of the dairy enterprise.
More Breeds Need Genetic Evaluations for Stillbirth
January 6, 2022
Determining the effectiveness of genetic evaluations for stillbirth in additional U.S. dairy breeds was the research focus for CDCB intern, Anil Sigdel, in summer 2021.
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