Genomic selection cuts three years off bull assessment

SCIENTIFIC advances have enabled experts to assess the genetic merit of a newborn bull calf as accurately as if they had evaluated 10 to 15 of its future progeny.

Genomic selection cuts three years off bull assessment

It has been made possible by genomic selection, a topic which will be on the minds of many during next week’s World Holstein Friesian Conference in Killarney.

On Thursday, Richard Spellman of New Zealand’s Livestock Improvement Co-operative will speak on genomic selection, which LIC believes is the most significant development in farm productivity improvement since artificial breeding began in New Zealand more than 50 years ago.

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