Education

March 2019

Management

Mastitis – The New Heavyweight Among Health Traits

Theoretically, a breeding value for somatic cell score (SCS), as is routinely calculated in most countries around the world, could continue to serve as a genetic indicator for udder health...

February 2019

Management

Wellness Traits: Building a Healthier Herd

Use of genomics in official genetic evaluations has transformed the dairy cattle breeding industry over the past decade. Now genomics is being used to offer breeders new options when it...

January 2019

Management

TPI and Net Merit: Do You Know Exactly What They Include?

With US Holstein genetics playing a major role on the international scene, the TPI is widely recognized and has become a common language understood in many different countries around the...