With the August genetic evaluations, the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding will be introducing a new and improved formula for Lifetime Net Merit genetic index.
Three new traits have been added – Feed Saved, Early First Calving and Heifer Livability. In this episiode, Joao Durr, CEO of the Council, describes to Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News the industry collaboration that went into these changes and the opportunity to drive home dairy’s sustainability story for consumers.
For much more information on this new Net Merit, see this article provided by Durr for our July issue of DairyBusiness Digital Magazine here.
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