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April 2022: Changes to Evaluation System

Ezequiel Nicolazzi

April 4, 2022

Three times a year, genetic evaluations are calculated for all the dairy animals in the U.S. database. As a result, farmers worldwide can make breeding…

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Do Feet & Leg Indices Really Help Improve Mobility and Reduce Lameness?

Murray Hunt for The Bullvine

March 25, 2022

Every dairy herd manager is well-aware of the negative effects that lameness and impaired mobility have on the bottom line.  By Murray Hunt for The…

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Research Updated: Pipeline for Hoof Health Data

Javier Burchard

March 23, 2022

The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) is implementing a project to provide dairy producers with state-of-the-art knowledge and technologies to enhance hoof health and…

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April 2022: Changes to Evaluations

Ezequiel Nicolazzi

March 8, 2022

CDCB announces updates to the genetic evaluation system, effective with the April 5, 2022, triannual evaluations. Five enhancements are detailed on the CDCB website. 1. Flexible…

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NDHIA Annual Meeting Features Industry, CDCB Updates

CDCB

March 8, 2022

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (NDHIA) annual convention was held February 22-24 in San Antonio, Texas, with about 100 producers, DHI officials and industry…

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6 Million Genotypes!

José Carrillo

February 20, 2022

The national cooperator database hit a new mark on February 19, 2022, with six million genotypes recorded. This feat is possible through collaboration between the U.S. and…

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Welcome Sajjad Toghiani to USDA AGIL

CDCB

February 17, 2022

Dr. Sajjad Toghiani has joined USDA AGIL* as Research Geneticist Position as of January 31, 2022. Dr. Toghiani’s research and academic background are cross-disciplinary with skillsets…

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Dürr Participates in Training of Brazilian Regulatory Staff

CDCB

February 17, 2022

CDCB's Chief Executive Officer João Dürr participated as an invited speaker at a training event promoted by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture to qualify their…

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More Breeds Need Genetic Evaluations for Stillbirth

H Duane Norman

January 20, 2022

Determining the effectiveness of genetic evaluations for stillbirth in additional U.S. dairy breeds was the research focus for Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) intern…

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More Breeds Need Genetic Evaluations for Stillbirth

H Duane Norman

January 6, 2022

Determining the effectiveness of genetic evaluations for stillbirth in additional U.S. dairy breeds was the research focus for CDCB intern, Anil Sigdel2, in summer 2021.Holsteins…

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