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Combining immune response with disease traits for maximum disease reduction

Selecting for optimal health traits to accompany an immune response can aid in your herd's health.

October 22, 2022

A healthier herd. It’s a simple-sounding concept that’s proven difficult in practice. Finding genetics that resist routine pathogens across environments on dairy farms has been a focus of the industry over the last 10 years

Beef embryos offer an effective gateway into beef-on-dairy industry trend

Beef embryos offer the advantage of producing a highly desirable product with more value than traditional dairy calves.

September 3, 2022

Jeremy Howard

Always in search of new business opportunities, progressive dairy farms are turning to diversified revenue streams. These astute managers have adopted a strategic beef embryo program to deliver on their herd’s future-focused management strategy.

When it comes to selection indexes, there is no one size fits all

Selection indexes are a preferred method to breed for multiple traits, especially when their use aligns with a farm's breeding goals.

September 3, 2022

Sophie Eaglen

All cattle breeders will agree that selection indexes are the preferred way to simultaneously select for multiple traits that affect herd profitability.

Red cows and the colored shavings: Arizona Dairy Company

Arizona Dairy Company is committed to producing genomically sound animals in and out of the show ring.

August 22, 2022

Matti McBride

Standing ringside at a competitive cattle show is a type of high that has captivated so many in the registered dairy cattle industry. Watching your time, money and energy parade across the shavings, looking the best she ever has, gets your heart racing analyzing the judge's every move and nervously tapping your toe.

Beef-on-dairy research provides insight to carcass value and consumer acceptance

Research shows beef-on-dairy calves have improved eating quality, meat color stability and carcass yield when compared to traditional dairy animals.

August 20, 2022

Blake Foraker

Research shows beef-on-dairy calves have improved eating quality, meat color stability and carcass yield when compared to traditional dairy animals.

Genetics vs. your milk check

Genetics heavily influence your milk production and in turn, influence your milk check.

August 19, 2022

Mandy Schmidt

Performance is a combination of genetics and environment. According to the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB), milk production is 20% correlated to genetics.

Dairy cattle breed associations: Honoring the past while looking to the future

Each of the seven recognized dairy cattle breeds in the U.S. is supported by a breed association through member resources, recordkeeping, classification services, leadership, scholarships and establishing a community for breeders.

August 19, 2022

Ashley Hagenow

Beef-on-dairy calves cause supply chain problems

The downward swing in national cattle numbers means that, for now, processors will continue to source dairy crossbred cattle. They will tolerate the liver and reduced yield issues. But it will be at a price.

June 30, 2022

Mandy Schmidt

Beef-on-dairy crossbreds with the right genetics can be competitive with native beef cattle in feed efficiency and carcass yield.

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Genetic diversity of the Jersey breed

June 29, 2022

Brad Heins

There has been a lot of chatter lately about inbreeding within the Holstein breed. Early estimates of average inbreeding for Holstein females born in 2021 is 9.1% with an average yearly increase of 0.3% to 0.4% per year.

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Combining immune response with disease traits for maximum disease reduction

Beef embryos offer an effective gateway into beef-on-dairy industry trend

When it comes to selection indexes, there is no one size fits all

Red cows and the colored shavings: Arizona Dairy Company

Beef-on-dairy research provides insight to carcass value and consumer acceptance

Genetics vs. your milk check

Dairy cattle breed associations: Honoring the past while looking to the future

Beef-on-dairy calves cause supply chain problems

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Genetic diversity of the Jersey breed

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