genetics

The EpiHerd project aims to find the factors that switch off good genes. Photo: Canva
16-07 | News

Boosting dairy farm resilience with precision screening

Sex-sorted semen (SS) allows dairy producers to control the ratio of bull to heifer calves and better manage their profits. Photo: Canva
20-05 | News

Enabling genetic progress twice as fast in dairy

Schrijver says he is very dedicated to improving the Canadian dairy industry. “It means a lot to me to leave a good industry to the next generation of dairy farmers.” Photo: Gert Schrijver
22-09-2023 | Article

Dutch farmer dedicated to improving dairy in Canada

Breeding for more feed-efficient cows could save the US dairy sector $540 million USD a year with no loss in milk production. Photo: Dr James Koltes at Iowa State University.
12-06-2023 | Article

Major US project: Better cow breeding for feed efficiency

Some studies report management interventions such as pregnancy termination, selective reduction, and nutritional management during the transition period to aid in reducing the incidence of twin pregnancy. Photo: Canva
17-05-2023 | Article

Avoiding a twin pregnancy in dairy cows

A group of scientists from the Russian Skoltech Institute cloned the cow in April 2020, altering genes in such a way as to remove proteins responsible for beta-lactoglobulin. Generic calf photo: Michel Zoeter.
15-02-2023 | News

A healthy calf from Russia’s cloned cow

“Everywhere I go, farmers tell me they don’t want bigger cows," says Marco Winters, head of animal genetics for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. Photo: Canva
22-11-2022 | Article

Size matters: Halting the trend towards bigger dairy cows

Launched 2 years ago, the Strategy has led to an increasing number of beef cross calves being registered from the dairy herd. Photo: Joris Telders
29-06-2022 | News

Successful supply of dairy-bred cows in the spotlight

As feed costs escalate on dairy farms using more feed efficient cows can save dairy farmers money. Photo: VikingGenetics
23-06-2022 | Article

Use feed efficiency indexes when selecting sires

Boomer Birch, Cogent’s beef programme manager. Photo: Cogent
20-01-2022 | News

Consistent genetics in the dairy herd