Planning your herd’s genetic future: 4 points to consider

ZISK
Apr 15
1 min read

When planning for your herd's genetic future, there are multiple points to consider to maximize genetic progress and capitalize on the valuable beef-on-dairy calf market.

For many of us, it seems like just yesterday when we shifted our breeding strategy from using herd bulls to breeding all our cows and heifers with the same straws of conventional dairy semen. Although this proved to be a significant advantage, it didn’t hold a candle to the early 2000s when sexed semen was introduced to the market. Not only did conception rates improve, but we now had the technology to increase heifer ratios from a single breeding.

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