Record markets and expansion in the beef industry and especially in the Hereford breed has provided opportunity for investments. The American Hereford Association jumped at this and put together an educational event for their breeders. The Hereford Genetic Summit took place last week at Missouri State University’s Darr Agricultural Center and breeders flooded in with open ears. “We are really … Read More
Hereford Breeders Unite for Genetic Summit
I am headed to Springfield, MO today for the Hereford Genetic Summit being held at the Christopher S. Bond Learning Center located at the Darr Agricultural Center on the Missouri State University campus. As a Hereford breeder, this event is near and dear in my heart. Tune in for audio and photos as I capture all the happenings here on … Read More
Breeder Education at Upcoming Hereford Genetic Summit
Drought, record-high feed costs, changing consumer preferences and a growing global demand for protein have driven significant changes in the U.S. beef industry. With these trends in mind, the American Hereford Association (AHA) is planning a Hereford Genetic Summit Sept. 4-5 in Springfield, Mo., where Hereford enthusiasts can gather and engage in meaningful discussions about the industry, the inherent strengths … Read More
Bull Stubs Form Marketing Agreement
Wisconsin-based Accelerated Genetics announces a joint marketing agreement with United Kingdom-based Cogent Breeding Ltd. Under this new agreement Accelerated Genetics is the exclusive distributor in the United States and Canada for Cogent’s elite range of dairy and beef sires. The agreement also extends to sexed semen from selected sires. Cogent is the pioneering business behind sexed semen technology and supply, … Read More
Semex's Genetics for Life Display
Known as the place where the dairy industry meets, World Dairy Expo (WDE) 2012 did not disappoint! This year’s show shattered several records including having attendees from over 90 countries, 2,977 head of cattle exhibited and record breaking dairy cattle and gate ticket sales. At Semex, thousands of people visited the world-famous Walk of Fame tent to see daughters of … Read More
Genomics Create Opportunities for All Dairies
The advent of genomics has certainly played a heavy role in today’s popular genetics. Screening for elite males and females has become more exact and has rapidly driven genetic progress far beyond anyone’s wildest expectations in a relatively short period of time. While genomic technology currently holds its greatest stakes within elite dairy cattle breeding programs, many commercial dairy operations … Read More
Future of Genetic Evaluations Discussed
Dairy cattle genetic evaluations are part of a controversy involving transferring the evaluations from USDA to the private sector. Leaders from A.I. companies, breed associations, milk testing organizations, and other aligned sectors will gather to determine if they can compromise to forge an agreement. The entire group last met on October 25. At that meeting, nearly the entire discussion focused … Read More
CRV Offers 6 New Bulls
CRV is pleased to announce several new bull offerings for cattle breeders. CRV now offers six bulls over 2200 GTPI, for overall improvement and unique and promising outcross pedigrees to keep inbreeding low. Leading the way this proof run with a new high GTPI InSire (genomically selected sire) CRV has 97HO40312 Lowlands HIGHLIGHT-ET (Man-O-Man x Goldwyn). He hails from the … Read More
CRV Introduces Diversity
CRV USA debuts the Diversity sire selection, due to launch with the April 2011 index run. As the rate of inbreeding increases in the US Holstein population, CRV has recognized the need to diversify bloodlines while protecting future genetic selection. The Diversity program was created to aid farmers with sire selection, lower inbreeding in their herds and capture the savings … Read More
Pfizer Introduces New Genomic Test
CLARIFIDETM, a new genomic test for comprehensive evaluation of dairy females, is now available from Pfizer Animal Genetics, a business unit of Pfizer Animal Health. CLARIFIDE is a 3,000-marker (3K) DNA panel that was developed through collaboration between USDA-ARS and Illumina. CLARIFIDE delivers Genomic Predicted Transmitting Ability (GPTA) values for 30 production, health and type traits, and nine composite indexes. … Read More