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VikingNews UK 01 2017
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15 march 2017 | vikingnews t he keyword in using
genomic
tests of
females
as a management tool is to increase the genetic level in the herd by selecting the genetically superior fe- males as dams of the next generation of heifer calves. without
genomic
breeding values, this selection is done based only on pedigree indices, meaning lower reli- abilities and, sometimes, wrong decisions taken. informa- tion from
genomic
tests will increase the accuracy of the breeding values of the
females
. this enables a more pre- cise selection of the best
females
. a good start to increase the economic benefit of a large scale
genomic
testing is to intensify the use of sexed
semen
on the top
females
and beef
semen
on the lower end. in this situation, only the top
females
are used as parents. find your top cow with
genomic
test large-scale
genomic
testing is a useful management tool in the herd. the idea is to improve the selection of the
females
used to breed the next generation of heifer calves due to more reliable breeding values. combined with intensive use of sexed
semen
and beef
semen
, the results show increased profit.
genomic
test of
females
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