Genomic Evaluation

As the industry looks to adopt precision farming, improve efficiencies and maximise the value of every calf, genomics is going to play an increasing role on dairy farms. Whilst a growing contingent of farmers have embraced the use of genomic young sires to drive genetic gain, there’s still scope for more to build genomic testing of heifers into their everyday management. Doing so will allow informed decision making which will ultimately benefit the bottom line. This dairy insight looks at the advantages of genomic testing, how to test and evaluate genomics on farm.

Issued 15^th June 2021

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