The CDCB CowCast
CDCB publishes a monthly webcast and podcast to bring conversations about dairy cattle genetics, farm data, and research to producers and allied industry.
Episode 7: Recapping the August Evaluations
CDCB’s Ezequiel Nicolazzi, Ph.D., and Taylor McWhorter, Ph.D., discuss the calculation of the August 2026 genetic evaluations, including how three new traits (DIA, RSP, FSC) and four revised traits (DPR, CCR, HCR, EFC) performed.
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Watch Previous Episodes
Episode 6: How Dairy Producers Influence Genetic Direction
Episode 5: What Semen Sales Tell Us About Dairy’s Future
Episode 4: Reproductive Tools for Today’s Dairies
Episode 3: How Dairy Crossbred Animals Receive a Genetic Evaluation
Episode 2: The National Herd Behind the National Evaluations
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