Selecting for Greater Parlor Efficiency is Possible

Written by Kristen Parker Gaddis

August 07, 2025

Selecting for Greater Parlor Efficiency is Possible

Dairy farmers now have a more powerful, long-term tool to affect the milking time of their herds with a new trait developed by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB): milking speed, which became available for Holsteins in the August triannual genetic evaluations.

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By Kristen Parker Gaddis for Progressive Dairy